Deconstructing Friendlyjordies, Barilaro and Defamation

What do you get when you cross a YouTube comedian and the Deputy Premier of NSW? A defamation case. But before you think John Barilaro’s legal actions against friendlyjordies couldn’t affect you, consider the impact it may have on free speech and political commentary in the future.

2SER Breakfast’s Willy Russo was joined by Dr Mark Williams, a Senior Industry Fellow with the School of Art at RMIT University and a solicitor in a Melbourne private practice, to unravel defamation in the digital age. 

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