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Australia proves that Google and Facebook can be tamed

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Howard Winkler
Howard Winkler
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Proposed legislation in Australia to make Facebook and Google responsible for policing defamatory material on their sites is rather draconian, but I suspect it will lead to a reasonably balanced compromise that the rest of the world will want to follow. Australia is looking at forcing online platforms to reveal the identities of people with […]

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Australia is winning the battle against Google and Facebook

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Howard Winkler
Howard Winkler
Principal at Winkler Law
(416) 519-2344
hwinkler@winklerresolution.com
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • The reaction by Facebook to the consequences of a recent Australian court decision that makes online publishers responsible for third-party comments shows how defamatory content can be controlled, says Toronto defamation lawyer Howard Winkler. Early in September, Australia’s high court ruled that online publishers such as Twitter, Google and

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Court ruling a small step in closing Google’s ’gateway to harm’

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Howard Winkler
Howard Winkler
Principal at Winkler Law
(416) 519-2344
hwinkler@winklerresolution.com
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • A recent Federal Court decision has brought Google one step closer to being held accountable for the defamatory material it links to on the internet, though there is a simpler way the same result could be achieved, says Toronto defamation lawyer Howard Winkler. “I still don’t think we’re at

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Google must do more to combat defamatory online reviews

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Howard Winkler
Howard Winkler
Principal at Winkler Law
(416) 519-2344
hwinkler@winklerresolution.com
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By Paul Russell, LegalMattersCanada.ca • Google has facilitated and profited from the proliferation of fake and defamatory online reviews about people and businesses so it is reasonable to expect the search engine giant to make greater efforts to remove those posts, says Toronto defamation lawyer Howard Winkler. According to a CBC news report, Google is

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Trump ex-lawyer’s defamation defence may not be so ridiculous

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Howard Winkler
Howard Winkler
Principal at Winkler Law
(416) 519-2344
hwinkler@winklerresolution.com
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • The news media has mischaracterized the legal arguments put forward by a former lawyer for Donald Trump as she attempts to have a billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against her dismissed, says Toronto defamation lawyer Howard Winkler. It is alleged that Sidney Powell stated on television and in legal briefs that

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Day of reckoning draws closer for social media platforms

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Howard Winkler
Howard Winkler
Principal at Winkler Law
(416) 519-2344
hwinkler@winklerresolution.com
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By Paul Russell, LegalMatters Staff • A recent decision by the Supreme Court of British Columbia is an important step toward holding online social media platforms responsible for the defamatory content they publish, says Toronto lawyer Howard Winkler. “I receive many calls a week from people who are the subject of fake reviews or false

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Five key recommendations on proposed defamation law

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Howard Winkler
Howard Winkler
Principal at Winkler Law
(416) 519-2344
hwinkler@winklerresolution.com
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Toronto lawyer Howard Winkler says he is hopeful his firm’s recommendations on defamation law reform find their way to new legislation. In April, Attorney General Doug Downey asked Winkler and other stakeholders to provide feedback about proposals contained in the Law Commission of Ontario (LCO)’s report titled Defamation Law in the Internet Age. He and

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