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If someone is the target of a fake news story, can't they just sue the poster? Wouldn't an injunction force Facebook to take it down? Maybe what's needed is mo
by empressplay 10y ago
If someone is the target of a fake news story, can't they just sue the poster? Wouldn't an injunction force Facebook to take it down?
Maybe what's needed is more like a DMCA takedown mechanism, if the verified target of a piece (eg a politician or their agent) files a complaint, then the piece is temporarily taken down, and the person who posted it has an opportunity to prove the substance of the allegations and if they fail it gets taken down permanently, otherwise it goes back up permanently.
This would also have the advantage of killing all of those useless "anonymous source" articles too.
- partiallypro 10y agoWinning a case like that is incredibly difficult, even for celebrities. Unless there was a gross violation of privacy, people rarely win the battle. It qualifies as free speech or what could be parody? There's a fine line. A lot of the outlets that put out the "fake news" are owned by the same companies that put out "fake news" with the total opposite view point. Outrage gets clicks and viewership, we're trolling ourselves to death.