> Are you arguing that pointing out to Hachette that Woody Allen's daughter accuses him of sexual assault should render someone liable? I'm not talking about t

> Are you arguing that pointing out to Hachette that Woody Allen's daughter accuses him of sexual assault should render someone liable? I'm not talking about that specific case, but about the problem of twitter mobs in general (which is what the parent comment was talking about). It may apply to that case or not, but I'm not rendering judgement on that here. > Nobody on Twitter did anything but speech, did they? Telling the truth is not a tort. Often the behavior of twitter mobs rises above simply "telling the truth" and may involve epithets, slander, etc. which are not protected. EDIT: Also, saying "break your contract or else we will harass you" is probably a tort