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Dave Earley Profile picture
Dave Earley
@earleyedition
Audience Editor at @GuardianAus. Formerly other places. Social media, journalism, news, analytics and digital publishing
Jul 8, 2019 • 36 tweets • 13 min read
A judge has ruled media are liable for defamatory comments on their Facebook Pages. The decision hinges on suggestion *all* comments can be hidden & premoderated. THEY CAN NOT BE. I'll explain why not, how Fbk comments work… and tell you a secret about FB comments. A THREAD
/1 The only thing I'm trying to explain here is what is technically possible in managing Fbk comments. I'm not arguing they shouldn't be managed, or that media should get a free pass. This potentially affects any business in the world with a Facebook Page, and Fbk is responsible
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