I really hate these brainlet stances.
"We're not in the court room, so that means it's okay to behave like a bunch of primitive retards"
Piss off
@matrix
I hope these people realize that libel is still a tort.
Plenty of people on fedi who think it's good fun to call everyone and their dog actionable names, zero who'll think it's good fun to pay out damages for it.
@matrix
I'd imagine, this is the biggest reason they don't want archive services to exist.
A third party immutable archive shatters the "secret klub" illusion and reminds them that the whole world can read their tortious statements and act upon them.
@r000t
I think that PDP would have a case against WSJ since one of the authors of the article made similar jokes in the past, which I think could be used as a proof of the article being malicious, not just an oopsie and since the journos contacted Disney which resulted in the cancelation of his contract, damages would be easy to prove.
Obviously sueing randos on the internet is just retarded and unproductive.
I wonder how Vic's case is going to end up since the Tumblr account with the accusations admitted they were lying.
@matrix
Randos on the Internet can still cause massive damage to someone's reputation.
Imagine you're a normie hiring manager, and you have two equally qualified candidates. When you Google one of them, you see a bunch of unique social networks accusing them of being a nazi.
You and I know it's horseshit. HR doesn't. That's damage. That's actionable.
@r000t
That's why you shouldn't use your real name on social media and not give your nick to your employer/potential employer.
@matrix I don't have a choice. Because of all the media horseshit around Lizard Squad targeting me, swatting me, and putting my name, address, and phone number on @elonmusk@twitter.com and @tesla@twitter.com, any search for my name or handle gets you the other.
Folks need to learn a lesson anyway. They seem to be all for censorship when it's other people being censored.
@matrix
WSJ has lawyers for days who'll get any judgement reduced because "oopsie doopsie!"
Idiots on fedi will ignore any summons, make fun of (and therefore acknowledge receipt of) it on their feeds, say more actionable things, and generally act untouchable.
Judges really don't like that, and would then be inclined to award damages and potentially multiple injunctions against the poster and the instance owners. Especially given that the defendant will never appear.