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Re:Yelp lays off 1000, furloughs 1100 by Skunkleton on Thursday April 09, 2020 @03:41PM (#22826382)
Ok, well then I suppose that you agree that I am free to spread false rumors about you, as long as I do it on a platform that is privately owned?
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Re:Yelp lays off 1000, furloughs 1100 by askafriend on Thursday April 09, 2020 @03:49PM (#22826450)
You can already spread false rumors about anyone or anything with your Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. There's very little stopping you (within reason, of course).
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Re:Yelp lays off 1000, furloughs 1100 by X6S1x6Okd1st on Thursday April 09, 2020 @03:51PM (#22826477)
That sure sounds like potential defamation.
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Re:Yelp lays off 1000, furloughs 1100 by askafriend on Thursday April 09, 2020 @06:07PM (#22827716)
Ha good luck suing for defamation for every random tweet and internet comment from a bunch of random nobodies. That's neither possible nor sustainable.
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Re:Yelp lays off 1000, furloughs 1100 by X6S1x6Okd1st on Friday April 10, 2020 @12:24PM (#22834571)
Oh you're right I guess this situation would only really apply to large identifiable entities, like maybe tech corporations that selectively surface and moderate reviews.
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Re:Yelp lays off 1000, furloughs 1100 by Skunkleton on Friday April 10, 2020 @03:05PM (#22836297)
Yelp would _never_ do that. Far too moral.
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Re:Yelp lays off 1000, furloughs 1100 by goatherders on Thursday April 09, 2020 @06:20PM (#22827807)
Who said anything about false rumors?
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