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Re:Repealing Section 230 won’t do what anyone wants by heavyset_go on Sunday March 14, 2021 @04:27PM (#26458789)
> Frivolous lawsuits are not in any was a boogeyman.

They certainly were in the 90's and 2000's. This lawsuit[1] became a talking point against "frivolous lawsuits", and ammo in a PR war for tort reform[2] in the US.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liebeck_v._McDonald%27s_Restau...

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tort_reform#Frivolous_lawsuits

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Re:Repealing Section 230 won’t do what anyone wants by the_why_of_y on Sunday March 14, 2021 @06:42PM (#26460199)
I find it quite odd that [1] is considered frivolous, given that the plaintiff required emergency surgery, left the hospital weighing 38kg and ended up partially disabled.
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