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I'm surprised. With those rules in place how is it that The Sun hadn't been sued into damnation?
by WirelessGigabit 4y ago
I'm surprised. With those rules in place how is it that The Sun hadn't been sued into damnation?
- pjc50 4y agoThey do get sued, and they're very practiced at skirting the line. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54779430 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-54779430 There was a particularly grim time in the 80s/90s when papers were sued for printing accurate stores and lost due to perjury. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Aitken https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Aitken / https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1987/jul/25/archer.politics https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1987/jul/25/archer.politics Note that you can print smears about groups very easily, it's just specific individuals that can sue.