Professional Troll Matthew Garrett Spreads Libel, Defamation and Slander About the Free Software Community to Entertain Microsoft and Friends

After months of parking in our IRC channels to provoke and troll people (and try to collect 'dirt' from responses) the professional troll Matthew Garrett has been for many years shows his true colours again

Delaware Court Says Dominion Voting Systems Can Continue Suing Fox News For $1.6 Billion In Defamation

Another one of Dominion Voting Systems' many, many lawsuits against Trump loyalists will be allowed to continue. (For a pretty comprehensive rundown of Dominion's election-related defamation lawsuits, check out these comments by Techdirt...

Family loses defamation claim in UK after questioning donations to mosque from ‘extremist’

Trustees win legal battle after barring father and his two sons for suggesting mosque ‘condoned terrorism’

Defamation disaster: bid to muzzle journalists, teachers, no more than a lawyers' fee-fest - Michael West Media

Canberra law firm Meyer Vandenberg continues to stand over independent media with defamation threats, writes Michael West.

Sandy Hook families win legal victory against Alex Jones in defamation case

Sandy Hook families suing InfoWars founder Alex Jones have won a case against him after a judge ruled against Jones who has failed to comply with the discovery process.

Federal Government Announces Legal Defense Fund For Journalists Facing Bogus Defamation Lawsuits From Government Officials

While we wait for Congress to get around to protecting journalists, critics, and others facing bogus defamation lawsuits with a federal anti-SLAPP law, it's good to know at least one federal agency is doing something to protect journalists from...

Appeals Court Doesn't Seem To Like Much About A Criminal Defamation Law Police Used To Arrest A Critic

Three years ago, cops in New Hampshire arrested Robert Frese for the crime of… insulting some cops. Frese, facing a suspended sentence for smashing the window of a neighbor's car, left a comment on a local news site, claiming Exeter...

ShotSpotter files $300M defamation suit against Vice Media

The gunshot detection company ShotSpotter on Monday filed a $300 million defamation lawsuit against Vice Media, alleging it made a series of false statements in a series of stories on the company's practices and the effectiveness of its acoustic t

John Stossel Sues Facebook Alleging Defamation Over Fact-Check Label, Seeks at Least $2 Million

Former TV journalist John Stossel is demanding at least $2 million in damages from Facebook in a lawsuit he filed against the social media giant, alleging the company defamed him by appending fact-…

Connecticut Court Orders Blogger To Turn Over Electronic Devices To Cop Suing Over Alleged Defamation By Blog's Commenters

Things are getting dumber and way less constitutional in a defamation lawsuit filed by a Connecticut law enforcement officer. Lt. Vincent Benvenuto -- despite being the beneficiary of all the official and codified protection and forgiveness...

High Court rules media outlets are responsible for Facebook comments in landmark case

The High Court rules on whether media outlets should be legally responsible for comments left on their social media pages in a landmark case.

High Court rules media outlets are responsible for Facebook comments in landmark case

The High Court rules on whether media outlets should be legally responsible for comments left on their social media pages in a landmark case.

Friday Five — August 27, 2021 | Red Hat

The Friday Five is a weekly Red Hat blog post with 5 of the week's top news items and ideas from or about Red Hat and the technology industry.

Dominion Sues Newsmax, OAN, And The Head Of Overstock.Com For Election-Related Defamation

The failed insurrection may be over -- all but the Capitol cops ending their own lives after being assaulted by "law and order" types, who thought they could bypass the peaceful transfer of power with violence. (Fuck all those people, by the...