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Facebook removing journalists from the "public figure" category, meaning the freedom to criticize journalists and engage in activism against their work will be sharply curtailed (twitter.com)
posted 4 years ago by YesMovement 4 years ago by YesMovement +111 / -0
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– Ahaus667 55 points 4 years ago +55 / -0

These cunts deem anyone they print about public figures. Remember Sandmann? Their legal defense said because the news made him public he was a public figure.

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– M1919A2 6 points 4 years ago +6 / -0

That's not how public figure works in defamation cases. If the press printing about you and an incident is what made someone "famous/infamous" doesn't count when it comes to slander/liable. You had to be well known BEFORE a story is posted to count as a public figure.

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– Ahaus667 10 points 4 years ago +10 / -0

In a sane world, yes. As we have seen with numerous judges, sanity and legality are not present.

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– Decrixxx 1 point 4 years ago +1 / -0

also, the one who establishes if you are a famous or semi-famous person is the court and nobody else.

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– deleted 35 points 4 years ago +35 / -0
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– Ahaus667 26 points 4 years ago +26 / -0

He was clearly smirking with malicious intent.

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– yvaN_ehT_nioJ 10 points 4 years ago +10 / -0

BuT hE HaS a PuNcHaBlE fAcE

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– wtfppl 5 points 4 years ago +5 / -0

It was the smirk that defined the start of e-WWIII, and the persecution of the digital shitlibs.

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– deleted 18 points 4 years ago +18 / -0
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– ScutFarkus 2 points 4 years ago +2 / -0

It’s estimated he walked with around $50k.

I don’t know if that’s before or after Lin Wood got his yuge slice.

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– deleted 6 points 4 years ago +6 / -0
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– YesMovement [S] 43 points 4 years ago +43 / -0

https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1448369629932527617

One could call this the "Taylor Lorenz Syndrome." So many journalists go around casually ruining the lives and reputations of even private, powerless, obscure people, then instantly claim they're the real victim when people object to that and critique their work ("harassment!").

ROFFLEZ

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– MGTOWayoflife 8 points 4 years ago +8 / -0

I'll just call myself a journalist so I'm on the same level.

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– wtfppl 6 points 4 years ago +6 / -0

Problems/solution: Continue using facebook

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– Roadpower 2 points 4 years ago +2 / -0

Facebook is a echo chamber. If you are on FB thinking you are fighting the good fight, YOU are the problem.

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– infra 2 points 4 years ago +2 / -0

We lose

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– n0n3wn0ri3 2 points 4 years ago +2 / -0

Just delete that platform !

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– realerfunction 1 point 4 years ago +1 / -0

well, duh! only PEOPLE can be public figures!

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– Decrixxx 1 point 4 years ago +1 / -0

when your blue checkmark just level up

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