Google wins defamation battle as Australia’s high court finds tech giant not a publisher

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Judgment rules ‘a hyperlink is merely a tool’ in case between search engine and Melbourne lawyer George DefterosFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastAustralia’s highest court has ruled Google is not a publisher of the websites it links to in search results, finding search engine hyperlinks do not amount to publication.A majority of high court justices on Wednesday found Google was not the publisher of a ...

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