Google has been fined in Brazil for allowing a user of its Orkut social networking service to defame a priest. Google is partly responsible for the user’s post, the court is reported to have said.Laws in Europe and the US make it clear that a service provider only becomes liable for the illegality of user-generated content if it is informed of law-breaking material and refuses to remove it.
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Google faces Brazil fine for providing forum in which defamation could take place
Google has been fined in Brazil for allowing a user of its Orkut social networking service to defame a priest. Google is partly responsible for the user’s post, the court is reported to have said.