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To avoid charges of libel.

• wbl 1mo ago
  In America its not libel if it's true
  • apublicfrog 1mo ago
    I see nothing at a glance about the author (Dmitry Kalinin) being American, so I can't imagine that is relevant.
    • bluGill 1mo ago
      there is the problem. We don't know what country is in question. There are some countries where the truth is not a defense against libel. Thus, depending on where the author is from, or for that matter the publisher or other people who might happen to be in the chain, there could be a libel case if the truth was stated.
      • scoot 1mo ago
        > There are some countries where the truth is not a defense against libel Germany, for example. Utterly bizarre and baffling that a democracy protects its politicians this way. /s
        • wbl 1mo ago
          It's important for people to be able to critize elected officials.