A Legal Review of the Limits of Online Platform Liability for Defamation

The Limits of Online Platform Liability for Defamation

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A) Summary of Tamiz v Google Inc. [2013] EWCA Civ 68

(a) The relevant facts

The judgment of the court of appeal gave a judgment with respect to a claim by Mr. Tamiz, the claimant that he was defamed on one of the blogs hosted by Google Inc. and therefore Google Inc. was liable for the damages. The important issues in the case of Tamiz v Google [2013] EWCA Civ 68^[1] was the extent of Google Inc.’s liability for defamation. Was, is it the responsibility of the blogger or the platform on which the blog was being hosted?

Google Inc., the responded is a registered company in Delaware with its main location of business based in California. Google Inc. offers variety of internet services including…