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Google must pay $515,000 for defaming Australian politician video

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Mr. John Barilaro appeared in court in Australia – Photo: ABC News

On June 6, Australian federal judge Stephen Rares ruled that Mr Barilaro had suffered “trauma” as a result of “cyber-bullying” by comedian Jordan Shanks on Friendlyjordies.

In this story, the Australian judge said that Googlethe owner of YouTube, failed to adhere to its own policies and “did nothing to prevent Shanks’ acts of hate speech, harassment, and cyberbullying,” according to the report. Guardian.

Mr. Barilaro filed a lawsuit against Google and actor Shanks in 2020 related to “vulgar” and “offensive” videos depicting him as corrupt and mocking him for being of Italian descent.

In 2021, the case was settled with Mr. Shanks after he apologized to Mr. Barilaro and edited the video. However, the lawsuit against Google continues because Google denied the allegation and did not issue an apology

The comedian Shanks then posted other videos, which included mockery of the settlement and “slanders” that Mr Barilaro had cheated NSW anti-corruption agency and had an affair.

“Although Mr. Shanks considers himself to be a comedian, he keeps using phrases that are not humorous. They are nothing more than hate speech,” Judge Rares told ABC News.

These videos generated thousands of hateful posts and messages on social media, including comments demanding the rape of Barilaro’s daughter, Rares said.

The Australian MP also told the court that many times he was threatened, harassed in public, traumatized for many months and had suicidal thoughts.

“When I was away from my family in my Sydney apartment, staying up all night to delete harassing comments, I started looking out onto the balcony as an escape,” Mr Barilaro said.

Google initially countered but later dropped most of its defense.

“This case was never about the money. I’m glad I’ve been vindicated in the end,” Mr. Barilaro said after the verdict.

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