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Re:You’re muted – or are you? Videoconferencing apps may lis... by coldtea on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @07:21PM (#31021530)
Or, you know, keeps your ass safe from being sued...
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Re:You’re muted – or are you? Videoconferencing apps may lis... by LadyCailin on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @09:16PM (#31022340)
Anybody can sue you at any time for any reason.

For libel and slander cases though, telling the truth is a valid defense.

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Re:You’re muted – or are you? Videoconferencing apps may lis... by smohare on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @10:26PM (#31022809)
This view vastly underestimates the ability of a completely wrong party to sue for slander. In the US at least. You see this with pseudoscientific snake oil salesmen all the time.
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Re:You’re muted – or are you? Videoconferencing apps may lis... by coldtea on Thursday April 14, 2022 @03:23AM (#31024225)
>Anybody can sue you at any time for any reason.

Which is neither here, nor there, as some are more likely to sue you than others.

>For libel and slander cases though, telling the truth is a valid defense.

Which is neither here, nor there, again. Not everybody wants the hassle of going through a lawsuit or the time and money costs associated, even if they have a "valid defense".

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Re:You’re muted – or are you? Videoconferencing apps may lis... by numpad0 on Thursday April 14, 2022 @06:20AM (#31025035)
In theory, but assholes often aren’t creative, and justice system is as it always had been, so,
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