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Temeret

(80 posts)
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 07:28 PM Dec 2022

German official dedicates legal win against Twitter to Fauci

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Source: The Associated Press

BERLIN (AP) — A German official who won a defamation case against Twitter this week dedicated his legal victory to Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert targeted by the microblogging site’s new owner, Elon Musk.

A Frankfurt regional court ruled Wednesday that Twitter has to remove false or defamatory tweets about Michael Blume, who is the southwest German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg’s commissioner against antisemitism. Crucially, the court made clear that the order applies not only to identical posts but also to any that are substantially similar.

Blume told The Associated Press on Thursday that he wanted to dedicate the successful outcome of his case to Fauci, to send a signal that Twitter “can’t simply let people be trolled and stalked for years.”

“When even Elon Musk himself lets trolls loose on a scientist, then that’s disturbing,” he said. “I believe that’s just wrong.”

Read more: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/german-official-dedicates-legal-win-against-twitter-to-fauci/



Good. More lawsuits please.
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German official dedicates legal win against Twitter to Fauci (Original Post) Temeret Dec 2022 OP
K & R Dr. Fauci! FakeNoose Dec 2022 #1
Fauci is a symbol of how good a government official behaves. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2022 #3
like republianmushroom Dec 2022 #2
Thank you, Michael Blume! Danke schoen! raging moderate Dec 2022 #4
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Dec 2022 #5

FakeNoose

(40,705 posts)
1. K & R Dr. Fauci!
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 07:30 PM
Dec 2022

Dark n Stormy Knight

(10,482 posts)
3. Fauci is a symbol of how good a government official behaves.
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 09:51 PM
Dec 2022

Meanwhile, the RW worships a guy who acts like a spoiled child and despises the honorable, brave doctor Fauci. We are in such trouble as a nation and a world.

raging moderate

(4,608 posts)
4. Thank you, Michael Blume! Danke schoen!
Thu Dec 15, 2022, 10:17 PM
Dec 2022

We need all the help we can get in this situation!

Omaha Steve

(108,675 posts)
5. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING
Fri Dec 16, 2022, 07:56 AM
Dec 2022

NOT important news of national interest only.

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