Google backs down after New Zealand murder case gaffe


  • TECH
  • Friday, 05 Jul 2019

WELLINGTON: Google agreed on July 5 to change how it publishes New Zealand news after top officials in Wellington lashed the US tech giant for breaching court suppression orders in a high-profile murder case. 

Google had refused to tighten publication standards after sending out a news email to public subscribers in December that named an accused killer in violation of a court order. 

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