Twitter 'troll' to pay six-figure sum
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Re: Twitter 'troll' to pay six-figure sum
#2I'm a fan of free speech, but defamation is one of the limits I agree with.
The UK has a stricter framework than the US, but I think these cases should happen in the US too.
It's good to see precedent being established for prosecuting those that abuse social media for evil.
I'm interested in who the guilty party is in this case. They can afford a six figure penalty and want to remain anonymous.
Re: Twitter 'troll' to pay six-figure sum
#3I'm a fan of free speech, but defamation is one of the limits I agree with. The UK has a stricter framework than the US, but I think these cases should happen in the US too. It's good to see precedent being established for prosecuting those that abuse social media for evil. I'm interested in who the guilty party is in this case. They can afford a six figure penalty and want to remain anonymous.
Does this opinion have anything to do with the scandals one might be able to find with a simple google search of your username?
Re: Twitter 'troll' to pay six-figure sum
#4I'm a fan of free speech, but defamation is one of the limits I agree with. The UK has a stricter framework than the US, but I think these cases should happen in the US too. It's good to see precedent being established for prosecuting those that abuse social media for evil. I'm interested in who the guilty party is in this case. They can afford a six figure penalty and want to remain anonymous.
It may be just the type of stories I happen to see.
But I feel like I run into more cases where UK defamation laws have some absurd outcomes ... and I'm not sure the result is that there's less defamation in the UK.
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Re: Twitter 'troll' to pay six-figure sum
#6I'm a fan of free speech, but defamation is one of the limits I agree with. The UK has a stricter framework than the US, but I think these cases should happen in the US too. It's good to see precedent being established for prosecuting those that abuse social media for evil. I'm interested in who the guilty party is in this case. They can afford a six figure penalty and want to remain anonymous.
Ireland like the UK has strong defamation laws.
I suspect it plays a part in concealing political corruption rather protecting an individuals right to a reputation as pointed out by EU officials a couple of times.
Re: Twitter 'troll' to pay six-figure sum
#7I'm a fan of free speech, but defamation is one of the limits I agree with. The UK has a stricter framework than the US, but I think these cases should happen in the US too. It's good to see precedent being established for prosecuting those that abuse social media for evil. I'm interested in who the guilty party is in this case. They can afford a six figure penalty and want to remain anonymous.
Defamation is a great way for those with money to silence dissent and avoid any consequences. Say our product sucks? Defamation. Claim you were sexually assaulted? Defamation.
Even if what you said is true, would you be willing to spend the money to go to court and try to fight a defamation lawsuit?
Re: Twitter 'troll' to pay six-figure sum
#8I'm a fan of free speech, but defamation is one of the limits I agree with. The UK has a stricter framework than the US, but I think these cases should happen in the US too. It's good to see precedent being established for prosecuting those that abuse social media for evil. I'm interested in who the guilty party is in this case. They can afford a six figure penalty and want to remain anonymous.
>It's good to see precedent being established for prosecuting those that abuse social media for evil.
It's also good to see precedents established for people trying to abuse the system:
"Judge tosses frivolous lawsuit by heiress Sulome Anderson seeking to destroy The Grayzone"
https://thegrayzone.com/2021/06/29/lawsuit-sulome-anderson-h...
Re: Twitter 'troll' to pay six-figure sum
#9I'm a fan of free speech, but defamation is one of the limits I agree with. The UK has a stricter framework than the US, but I think these cases should happen in the US too. It's good to see precedent being established for prosecuting those that abuse social media for evil. I'm interested in who the guilty party is in this case. They can afford a six figure penalty and want to remain anonymous.
Ireland like the UK has strong defamation laws. I suspect it plays a part in concealing political corruption rather protecting an individuals right to a reputation as pointed out by EU officials a couple of times.
I don't have a horse in this race, but playing devil's advocate: USA doesn't have strong defamation laws, and yet we still have well-concealed corruption.
Re: Twitter 'troll' to pay six-figure sum
#10I'm a fan of free speech, but defamation is one of the limits I agree with. The UK has a stricter framework than the US, but I think these cases should happen in the US too. It's good to see precedent being established for prosecuting those that abuse social media for evil. I'm interested in who the guilty party is in this case. They can afford a six figure penalty and want to remain anonymous.
It may be just the type of stories I happen to see. But I feel like I run into more cases where UK defamation laws have some absurd outcomes ... and I'm not sure the result is that there's less defamation in the UK.
I would call this an absurd outcome. This guy is a public figure, and it doesn't seem like anything bad actually happened to him as a result of the trolling. So how in the hell is a six-figure payout justified?