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It’s horrible that you can’t choose not to become a public figure. You have rights which someone else can get rid of by giving you enough attention.
by 6gvONxR4sf7o 5y ago
It’s horrible that you can’t choose not to become a public figure. You have rights which someone else can get rid of by giving you enough attention.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoIt's a balance with freedom of press/speech and like most things there are casualties.
- rootusrootus 5y agoIt seems like it shouldn't be so hard to solve, either. Someone should not become a public figure without demonstrating some kind of intent. If they are not pushing a narrative, trying to influence public opinion, etc, then they do not lose protection. We cannot let the defamers be the ones controlling the definition.
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- kortilla 5y agoSo when some CEO decides they don’t want to be a public figure?
- ghaff 5y agoAs I understand it, a CEO would generally be a public figure within the scope of what he does as a CEO. Note, though, that in the US, most of what being a public figure affects is the standard for libel (NYT v. Sullivan). Even if you're not a public figure, there's mostly nothing preventing me from writing about you if I want to and truth is pretty much a defense against libel.