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Re:70TB of Parler users’ messages, videos, and posts leaked ... by klyrs on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:52PM (#25734104)
Defamation is not free speech, it's illegal.
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Re:70TB of Parler users’ messages, videos, and posts leaked ... by tzs on Monday January 11, 2021 @07:48PM (#25740695)
Defamation posted to Parler by users was not illegal for Parler to host. Section 230 covers them there. I'd expect a "free speech" site to allow it.
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Re:70TB of Parler users’ messages, videos, and posts leaked ... by lovecg on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @01:29PM (#25751213)
Section 230 does not protect the network from illegal speech.

Edit: assuming there’s a federal law about it. Not sure how civil litigation is handled. Not a lawyer, etc.

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Re:70TB of Parler users’ messages, videos, and posts leaked ... by andromeduck on Monday January 11, 2021 @01:59PM (#25734276)
So it's just there to cover bases then? It's basically impossible to win a defamation case when the subject is a public person no?
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Re:70TB of Parler users’ messages, videos, and posts leaked ... by boomboomsubban on Monday January 11, 2021 @03:02PM (#25735594)
A public person needs to prove it was malicious and caused damages, but the rule is likely to prevent harassment of private people on the platform.
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