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Google warns of ‘devastating’ impact if court ruling on defamatory hyperlinks not overturned

Summary by Ground News
Google has warned of a devastating impact on the internet if a court ruling that the search giant is liable for defamatory material contained in hyperlinked pages is not overturned. A $40,000 damages award to George Defteros, a solicitor who represented Melbourne gangland figures, is allowed to stand. The Victorian supreme court justice Melinda Richards ruled the article had implied that Defters crossed a line from professional lawyer to confidant and friend to criminal elements.
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The Guardian broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Sunday, January 23, 2022.
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