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CNN Quits Facebook in Australia Citing Defamation Risk from Public Comments on Posts

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CNN Quits Facebook in Australia Citing Defamation Risk from Public Comments on Posts

CNN stated that it has stopped posting articles on its Facebook page in Australia on the grounds that the court ruled that publishers are responsible for defamation in public comments and that the social media company refused to help it ban comments in the country. This move makes AT&T’s CNN the first major news organization since the Australian High Court ruled this month that publishers are legally responsible for comments posted below stories, even if the stories themselves are not defamatory.

CNN is not prominent in Australian media consumption, but if other media follow suit, this decision may have repercussions throughout the industry. CNN stated that Facebook rejected a request to help CNN and other publishers ban public comments in the country after the ruling. A CNN spokeswoman said in a statement: “We are disappointed that Facebook has once again failed to ensure that its platform becomes a place for credible news reports and users to have fruitful conversations about current events.”

She added that CNN will continue to publish content on Australia’s own platform. A Facebook spokesperson said that recent court decisions indicate that Australia’s defamation law needs to be reformed, and the company looks forward to “more clarity and certainty in this regard.” “Although we are unable to provide legal guidance to CNN, we have provided them with the latest information on using the tools we provide to help publishers manage reviews,” the spokesperson said. Facebook said it provides a number of features for publishers and other users to restrict who can comment on posts. It and CNN did not provide details of the discussion that led to CNN’s decision.

According to industry data, social media is the main channel for publishing content in Australia, and about two-thirds of the country’s 25 million people use Facebook. A report from the University of Canberra stated that by 2021, about one-third of the country’s population will use Facebook to get news.

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Tom Holland to star alongside Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s next, will juggle that with Spider-Man 4 in 2025

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Tom Holland to star alongside Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s next, will juggle that with Spider-Man 4 in 2025

Tom Holland, last seen in Apple TV show The Crowded Room last year, has signed his next with Academy Award-winning filmmaker Christopher Nolan.

Tom Holland is going to have a very busy 2025. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the actor has signed Christopher Nolan’s next, which he will juggle the filming of with that of the long-awaited Spider-Man 4. (Also Read – Tom Holland shares why he left alcohol behind: ‘Struggling without booze…’)

Tom signs Nolan’s next

This will mark the first collaboration between Tom and Christopher. While details of his next directorial aren’t known yet, it’s most likely not to have a contemporary setting. It’ll be either set in the past like, his previous film Oppenheimer (2023), or in the future like Interstellar (2014). Matt Damon, who has worked with Christopher in both, has also come on board his next.

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Christopher’s next will be co-produced by him and his wife Emma Thomas’ banner Syncopy Inc and Universal Pictures, as the two production houses will team up after the Academy Award-winning blockbuster Oppenheimer last year. Prior to Oppenheimer, Christopher collaborated mostly with Warner Bros before having a fallout post the debacle of Tenet (2020).

Warner Bros then went on to produce Greta Gerwig’s musical satire Barbie, which clashed with Oppenheimer at the box office and even outperformed it globally. Warner Bros offered Christopher a cheque for the fees he waived off for helming Tenet during the pandemic. While Christopher graciously accepted the belated remuneration, he still went on to pitch his next to Warner Bros.

Tom’s busy schedule

Tom didn’t have any release this year. His last outing was Todd Graff’s psychological thriller show The Crowded Room on Apple TV last year. He’ll juggle the filming of Christopher Nolan’s next and Spider-Man 4 in 2025. Tom has been playing the superhero ever since Russo Brothers’ 2016 blockbuster Captain America: Civil War. He’s slipped into the Peter Parker shoes post that for three standalone films and two Avengers movies. Spider-Man 4 will be helmed by Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton.

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As Tom’s girlfriend and co-star Zendaya will be busy filming Spider-Man 4 in 2025, she’ll reprise her role of Chani in Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi spectacle Dune 3 only in 2026. Meanwhile, Tom is also likely to make an appearance as Spider-Man in Russo Brothers’ Avengers: Doomsday, which will go on floors in the spring of 2025.

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