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Twitter bans James O’Keefe after major CNN bias exposé
O’Keefe’s coverage of undercover CNN videos was trending on Twitter at the time of the ban.
Mike Lindell says his upcoming social platform is called “Frank” and is a mixture of YouTube and Twitter
Little is known about the MyPillow CEO’s new platform since Lindell doesn’t have a background in tech.
Judge rules New York Times used “actual malice” when it accused Project Veritas report of being “deceptive”
The New York Times tried to get the lawsuit dismissed.
Twitter sued by Hunter Biden laptop repair guy over “hacked materials” claims
A second lawsuit after the first was dismissed.
Billionaire Frank Giustra allowed to sue Twitter in Canada for allowing spread of “pizzagate conspiracy”
In Canada, Twitter doesn’t have the defense of the First Amendment or Section 230, meaning it can legally be held liable for users’ posts.
Hunter Biden laptop repair guy sues Twitter for defamation
Twitter notoriously censored the story under its “hacked materials” policy.
Austrian court gives Facebook impossible order to remove “defamatory” “hate speech” globally
All “identical” and “equivalent” speech to a critical post against a politician is to be removed.
ACLU associate joins online backlash against Nick Sandmann being offered college place
An increasing intolerance of a diversity of views.
How can a zippy mouth emoji be deemed defamatory?
An Australian court thinks it can be.
Cartoonist Ben Garrison sues the ADL for defamation, seeks over $10M in damages
Garrison argues the ADL acted with “malice” and falsely branded him as anti-Semitic – a claim that was then regurgitated by media outlets.
In Australia, users who leave one-star reviews on businesses are increasingly being sued for defamation
Several cases are popping up each year.
Appeals court in Australia confirms news publishers are liable for users’ comments on their Facebook pages
It’s hard to see how the ruling is feasible.