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Australian Publisher Urges Government to Compel Facebook to Negotiate Content Deal

SYDNEY โ€“ A small Australian publisher is calling for the government to enforce a new law to compel Facebook Inc to negotiate a content deal, prompting the architect of the rule to say he was “concerned” about the social media …

Australia’s Top Law Officer Wants Defamation Rules Redrafted for Internet Age

Australia’s top law officer has written to her state counterparts urging them to redraft the country’s defamation law after a High Court ruling that publishers of social media posts are liable for reader comments sent shockwaves through the media sector. …