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Has anyone actually been suedfor personally using blocking software or similar? I could see a company having gone after a company behind blocking software, but
by _heimdall 2y ago
Has anyone actually been suedfor personally using blocking software or similar? I could see a company having gone after a company behind blocking software, but suing the user seems suprising.
- Terr_ 2y agoVery Big Company threatened it, anyway. [0] Even when an "impossible" lawsuit may not succeed, they can effectively harm victims when there is no quick/easy/cheap way to get it dismissed and have the attacker pay a cost for harassment. (Which is why anti-SLAPP laws are important. [1]) [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28801908 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28801908 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_public_participation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_lawsuit_against_publ...