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Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by jacquesm on Monday June 19, 2023 @10:33AM (#36391490)
This won't be a popular take because it's mostly nonsense. But the harm that the current owner of Twitter is foisting on the employees is very real and well documented.
Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by phpisthebest on Monday June 19, 2023 @10:39AM (#36391559)
Such as...

I have yet to see a rational claim by an ex employee of actual harm that was outside the bounds of US law, or individual contract.

Many of the wider claims (such as violation of WARN) have been disproven .

Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by DoesntMatter22 on Monday June 19, 2023 @10:43AM (#36391616)
If this was a class action lawsuit it would likely be dismissed or not even allowed to form. AFAIK they didn't violate any laws.
Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by codingdave on Monday June 19, 2023 @11:19AM (#36392048)
YSK that lawsuits are not only about breaking laws. Contracts and torts are civil cases, not criminal cases.
Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by jcranmer on Monday June 19, 2023 @11:55AM (#36392536)
The cause of action is, essentially, Twitter violated its contracts with its employees. That is sufficient grounds for a class action, assuming the contracts and the nature of the violation is reasonably standard among the class.
Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by RetpolineDrama on Monday June 19, 2023 @02:27PM (#36394804)
Twitter actively harmed hundreds of millions (billions?) of people via coordinated mass censorship and manipulation. A lot of these people should be in jail, so getting off with "having to find a new job" is pretty freakin generous.

Look at the replies here, most people don't even deny that the crime occurred. They just think it was "worth it" to filter things like racism.

Re:Twitter’s Lawyers Admit They’re Overwhelmed; 2000 Laid Of... by hn_version_0023 on Monday June 19, 2023 @02:45PM (#36395023)
As someone who is entirely out of the loop, can you list out these crimes with some sources? Thanks!