Re:Craig Wright suing developers to forcibly give him access...
by nullc on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @04:42PM
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More recently Wright & co have been paying for a lot of coverage that essentially regurgitates his press releases.
The effect is that the reporting is becoming worse. Two years ago it was common for articles to mention that Wright's supposed proof was completely discredited. Today it's common for articles to say that Wright's claims haven't been "conclusively proved yet".
There is a big difference between saying that it isn't yet totally conclusive and saying that he tried to provide proof but it was proven to be a fraud!
Unfortunately, Wright has shown that he's willing to use SLAPP lawsuits against parties that criticizes him, including journalists. So you have to have deep pockets and a huge tolerance for nonsense to risk publishing something truly critical -- at least if you have enough visibility that he'll care.
The effect is that the reporting is becoming worse. Two years ago it was common for articles to mention that Wright's supposed proof was completely discredited. Today it's common for articles to say that Wright's claims haven't been "conclusively proved yet".
There is a big difference between saying that it isn't yet totally conclusive and saying that he tried to provide proof but it was proven to be a fraud!
Unfortunately, Wright has shown that he's willing to use SLAPP lawsuits against parties that criticizes him, including journalists. So you have to have deep pockets and a huge tolerance for nonsense to risk publishing something truly critical -- at least if you have enough visibility that he'll care.