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Right-Wing Trolls Are Freaking Out After Learning They Can Get Sued For Calling People 'Groomers' On The Internet (pressprogress.ca)
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Other right-wing accounts variously reacted by describing the move as Orwellian, lamenting the death of free speech and even contemplating leaving Canada for good.

Oh no. Not that. Please no.

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[-] Cornelius_Wangenheim@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago

This is illegal in the US too (defamation per se). The main difference is that the US requires a higher standard for public figures (proving actual malice i.e. that they lied knowingly and maliciously).

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Fwiw "actual malice" doesn't require…actual malice. It just requires knowing the statement was false, or with reckless disregard for the veracity.

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