Nunes suing Twitter
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The rebuttal memo to the GOP memo but it was released in advance. It was heralded as gospel by the board reds and I’m pretty sure you benchmarked a couple of times off of it.
TF? I benchmarked off it? I don't take anything that house committee does seriously. Not when the Trumpers were in charge and not with the AOCers in charge now. Didn't realize this was so difficult to grasp. :joy::joy::joy:
For the court ti decide. Even if the damages are 1 dollar you have discovery and you force them to defend their perceived targetting.
In the complaint, you have to state how you were damaged. That is what boomer is getting at.
You have to prove damages. Nunes will have to prove that Twitter harmed him in some way worth 250m.
Considering that the entire claim is that twittter allowed people to say mean things about him, that's not going to cut it.
He doesnt have to prove 250 million in damages. He has to prove damages and the court will valuate the damages proven. He asked for 250 million.
What is his purpose? I'm not following the story and am just bored so reading this thread. But there is a reason politicians don't sue when they are slandered.
They (the crybaby Trumpers) want to break up Big Tech. Twitter, Facebook, Google. Oddly enough, so do the libz. They think this advances that cause.
ETA: ie is it a publisher
At some point there is going to be a case that will establish some precedent concerning these "monopolies" and whether or not they act as "state actors" or are truly private corporations not beholden to the same standards.
Monopoly? JFC. They are apps. Start anther one and be "freer" and more "transparent". You will make a fortune.
Is this real life?
Wrong. There are two types of damages, compensatory and punitive. The court decides the amount of the punitive damages but he has to substantiate the compensatory damages.
But before it even gets to that point, he has to state HOW he was damaged, which he can't do. Sad.
No, it’s not real life. It’s a cyber universe.
And the discovery process could and should lead to some anti-trust suits.
You thinking this lawsuit is going to lead to "anti-trust suits". Is it possible we have a new specialty for the board? Antitrust law scholars? I look forward to it!
It's not that simple. Data is the new currency, and I wager we will see it eventually challenged in front of SCOTUS.
Just one lib, as far as I'll can tell but for totally different reasons.
It's not even really a publisher, just a platform. Otherwise they would have to approve every post. It would be like me suing Rivals because Dave said mean things.
I'm not hoping for that at all. Just like I don't think a baker should be forced to bake a cake that goes against his religious beliefs, I don't believe Youtube should be forced to carry videos that they don't want to do.
But I do think a challenge will eventually happen.
Of course, but this isnt that. Beyond that, Nunes is a public figure, so his standard for defamation is even higher than a private citizen.
I don't know the specifics of this lawsuit, but on the face of it, it sounds like a massive waste of time.
I mean, I guess if you’re ok with systemic organization discrimination, it’s cool. I personally think it’s bad, but whatevs. I don’t use twitter anyway.