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Re:X (Twitter) Is Funding Lawsuit Against Block (Square): Ch... by dragonwriter on Friday March 29, 2024 @09:44PM (#39871053)
Publicly using a pair of slurs about a coworker regarding an in-office interaction (the “Bathroom Post”), which were apparently seen and reported by some (whether different or the same) coworker, is not merely “expressing political views”, it is textbook work-related harassment–not enough for an employer to be liable to another employee for on a single incident, but for which an employer can be held responsible if it persists.

This seems a lot like it is nearly as much of a meritless political stunt suit as Elon’s recent SLAPP suit against the Center for Countering Digital Hate.

Re:X (Twitter) Is Funding Lawsuit Against Block (Square): Ch... by defen on Saturday March 30, 2024 @12:02AM (#39871736)
It's not clear if it was about a real coworker (she started working remotely "in October", and the post itself was made on October 17). It's also not clear that it was reported by a coworker - according to the lawsuit Block did not say whether any employees had complained. I'm sure there is tons of overlap between Block and Twitter so it might have just been backchanneled. Maybe it will come out in the lawsuit.