Alphabet unit Google is not immune from liability for videos uploaded to YouTube by commercial partners, Europe's top court said on Thursday, a ruling which could put social media networks on the hook for uploaded content not managed by them.
The case before the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) centred on a spat between Google and Italy's communication authority which fined the company €750,000 ($854,250) for gambling advertising on its YouTube video platform four years ago.
