Google’s search for justice results in High Court ruling it is not a publisher

August 17, 2022 12:45

Google’s six-year battle with Melbourne lawyer George Defteros has finally culminated in a win for the search engine, with the High Court ruling today that it is not a publisher.

In 2020, Defteros successfully sued Google for $40,000, purporting that Google’s refusal to take down a hyperlink to an article about him in The Age was an act of defamation.

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Seja Al Zaidi

Seja Al Zaidi was Mumbrella’s finance reporter, spearheading the publication’s coverage on the financials of advertising, marketing and media sectors.

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