Friendlyjordies: John Barilaro to be paid $715,000 by Google over YouTube videos

Tech giant and comedian Jordan Shanks may face contempt of court charges over videos published during trial

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Google has been ordered to pay former New South Wales deputy premier John Barilaro more than $700,000 over a series of racist" and abusive" videos published on YouTube channel Friendlyjordies.

On Monday, federal court justice Stephen Rares ruled that Barilaro had been left traumatised" by a campaign of relentless cyberbullying" by comedian Jordan Shanks, who uses the nom de plume Friendlyjordies

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