Facebook Fined $77K by Argentine Court for Failing to Delete Alleged Defamatory Groups
Facebook found itself in a fine mess in Argentina, as PanAm Post reported that a Rosario court ordered the social network to pay compensation of $77,000 for failing to delete groups that allegedly defamed a local resident.
Facebook found itself in a fine mess in Argentina, as PanAm Post reported that a Rosario court ordered the social network to pay compensation of $77,000 for failing to delete groups that allegedly defamed a local resident.
According to PanAm Post, Civil Judge Carlos Eduardo Cadierno also ruled that Facebook is liable for an additional $3,800 for every month that it refuses to comply with the order.
Facebook Argentina is expected to appeal the ruling, PanAm Post reported.
According to PanAm Post, the case began in November 2013, when a member of the city’s voluntary firefighters corps requested that a local tribunal order the social network to shutter several groups that shared personal and professional attacks against him.
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