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Another case where people reported on post-musk twitter, and the free speech absolutist sued them because free speech doesn't cover criticism of Musk. I think t
by olliej 3y ago
Another case where people reported on post-musk twitter, and the free speech absolutist sued them because free speech doesn't cover criticism of Musk. I think this one was "after firing the teams responsible for taking down bad content, twitter stopped taking down bad content", so twitter/musk sued them claiming they had violated the CFAA (I can't recall if this suit also did the classic musk-ism of saying the report was bankrolled by competitors). The judge rightfully saw that there was no real CFAA claim, and the purpose of the lawsuit was to make them be quiet, and so dismissed it.
Now to be clear, this is not a "twitter should moderate/not moderate" question. This lawsuit was twitter/musk saying "no one can report about what we are or are not doing", and is the exact reason for anti-SLAPP laws existing: defending a lawsuit, even a clearly BS one, can cost thousands of dollars even when you win. Hence anti-SLAPP laws mean that if you can show the lawsuit is BS, the lawsuit is thrown out, and the accuser must cover your legal fees.
- vaidhy 3y agoYes, there is also "bankrolled by foreign blah, blah" in the suit.