I am, in fact, NOT breaking defamation law, under pretty clear precedents in US case law (under which general accusations of bigotry, incompetence, and unpopularity are all considered per se non-actionable) which means YOU are defaming ME and should prepare for a lawsuit
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Replying to @arthur_affect
She is in the uk. Uk citizens read the tweet. She is suing people under british law xxx oh and also what was transphobic about what she said? None of you seem to be able to point out the sentence.
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Replying to @7Wimpund @arthur_affect
Civil lawsuits aren't transnational.
She'd have to sue Arthur in the US, and US defamation laws protect opinions. Arthur's opinion that she's a bigot etc. is non-actionable.3 replies 0 retweets 65 likes -
Replying to @Azuaron @arthur_affect
Doesn’t section 9 of the Defamation Act set out the conditions for the case being heard in England? I’m not saying it would meet the requirements of the act but it’s not true to say it’s impossible.
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Section 9 specifically says that the UK government will NOT attempt to try non-UK residents or citizens under the Defamation Act unless it is determined the UK is the most appropriate venue for the suit In Elon Musk's case, it famously was not
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As a US citizen speaking to the general public, I am both physically in the US and my online communication, if it can be said to "exist" anywhere physically, also exists inside the US The case law on this is very strong
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You could fight back against it, but only if you could make a strong case that I was somehow targeting my speech to people in the UK with the specific intention of affecting public opinion within the UK And let me say now that I deny all filthy Brits permission to read my tweets
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The way that Twitter works as a platform, I am incapable of actually restricting access to my tweets from UK citizens or residents, but nonetheless I am clearly stating that any goddamn limey fucks reading my tweets are doing so against my will and without my consent
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Well, actually, fuck. This is a different position and very clear. It's been a wild ride.
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To be clear, the above is tongue-in-cheek ass-covering for choice-of-law in a theoretical libel suit
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I'd love to refollow you but that would require reading this when you said I wasn't allowed to. ... Shit!
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