Australian court orders Google to pay $515K for defamation
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An Australian court has ordered Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) to pay A$715,000 (about $515,000) to a former politician over two YouTube videos found to be defamatory.
A Federal Court justice decided that former New South Wales state deputy premier John Barilaro had been subject to a "relentless, racist, abusive and defamatory campaign conducted on YouTube."

Barilaro had sued Google and comedian Jordan Shanks over the videos. He said he wouldn't have sued if Google had taken down the videos as requested in December 2020.
"Youâve got to be either courageous or stupid to take on Google, and maybe it was a bit of both,â Barilaro said.
The judge said the videos drew tens of thousands of views and earned Google thousands. Google eventually abandoned all defenses against the suit.
Alphabet stock is among the S&P 500's top few performers Monday, though: (GOOG) +3.8%; (GOOGL) +3.6%.