A rabbi known as a missionary contended that Google and Meta (Facebook) posted defamatory posts and videos against him on various social networks affiliated with them, and refused to remove them despite his demand.
The Court rejected the claim and held that Google and Meta's conduct does not amount to defamation. Defamation is something that is likely to humiliate a person in the eyes of others, making him a target for hatred and contempt due to actions, behavior or attributes attributed to him that harm him and his position, business, occupation or profession. Certain means of media may be responsible for the posts they publish, and an internet platform is required to remove a post when it is false. Here, the posts were made via virtual internet platforms and the refusal to remove them stemmed from the fact that, in their opinion, the posts were truthful. Hence, Meta (Facebook) and Google are not obligated to remove the posts.