Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro has been awarded $715,000 in defamation damages from Google for a “vindictive” social media campaign that left him traumatised.
The tech giant and commentator Jordan Shanks who posted defamatory videos on its YouTube platform also face possible prosecution for contempt of court.
On Monday in the Federal Court, Justice Steven Rares said Google did not apply its own policies against hate speech, cyberbullying and harassment as Mr Barilaro was subjected to a relentless, racist and abusive campaign on YouTube for over a year.but he testified that he resigned in October 2021The judge found Mr Barilaro “was traumatised by Google’s and Mr Shanks’ campaign and that it caused him to leave public office prematurely”.
Mr Shanks then told viewers that he had created and was selling a keychain, which he displayed with Mr Barilaro’s head in a Mario cap and a scrotum below it.
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