In practice if a billionaire really really wants to sue you for libel in the UK they get whatever they want That's kind of the whole issue
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Replying to @arthur_affect @Azuaron and
Ridiculous. UK courts are nothing like the US version.
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Replying to @paul_smortions @Azuaron and
Uh... yeah, they aren't, in that they are notoriously favorable to the plaintiff in a defamation suit
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Replying to @arthur_affect @paul_smortions and
The hilarious thing about TERFs as a class of people is you always get to this English chauvinism shit eventually Libel tourism from vexatious litigators seeking out UK courts for SLAPPs is notorious, it's one of the most frequently discussed aspects of UK law
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Replying to @arthur_affect @paul_smortions and
But nope, in TERF eyes the UK is a brilliant progressive pragmatic smart country that understands what the necessary limits of free speech are in a way the rest of the world ignores Just like TERFism itself is because the UK is the most feminist country in the world
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Replying to @arthur_affect @paul_smortions and
still not over someone telling me about how the UK press is the most “punk rock” for “bucking the trend
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Replying to @cubehaver @paul_smortions and
I fully expect some TERF in the Guardian to roll out "Karen is the new punk" by the end of this year In that exact, specific phrasing - I'd bet significant money on it
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Replying to @arthur_affect @cubehaver and
"Karens were the original punks and they never lost it"
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Lily Maynard already did a piece that basically said this
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