@memeorandum@universeodon.comFormer NYPD head sues Eric Adams for defamation (Joe Anuta/Politico)
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/13/nypd-donlon-lawsuit-adams-defamation-00724875
http://www.memeorandum.com/260113/p121#a260113p121
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialNetflix settles a 2022 defamation lawsuit brought by con artist Anna Sorokin's former friend, who claims she was falsely portrayed in its series Inventing Anna (Gene Maddaus/Variety)
https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/netflix-settles-inventing-an…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comU.S. judge rejects BBC's stay application in Trump defamation case (Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-rejects-bbcs-stay-application-trump-defamation-case-2026-02-12/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260212/p28#a260212p28
@Techmeme@techhub.socialBinance files a New York defamation suit against Dow Jones over the WSJ's February 23 article on the crypto exchange's handling of Iranian-linked transactions (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.c…
@NFL@darktundra.xyzLions fan accused of using racist language in DK Metcalf altercation files $100 million defamation lawsuit
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/lions-fan-defamation-lawsuit-dk-…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe BBC files a motion to dismiss Trump's lawsuit over how his January 6 speech was edited in Panorama, saying the Florida court lacks "personal jurisdiction" (Yang Tian/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c394x4z8kpdo
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump's defamation lawsuit against the BBC is set to go to trial in 2027, US judge says (Jill Lawless/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-bbc-lawsuit-florida-federal-court-e41bc699da7e010218f87a95a364350a
http://www.memeorandum.com/260212/p87#a260212p87
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialTrump's lawsuit against the BBC is set for trial in Feb. 2027; discovery must proceed though the judge has not ruled whether the Florida court has jurisdiction (Michael Savage/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/feb/12…
@luca@social.luca.runThe XCorp offices in Paris were raided.
“What potential crimes by X are being investigated?
The Paris prosecutors' office has listed the allegations that it is looking into as part of its investigation into Musk's social media platform:
- Complicity in the possession of images of minors of a pornographic nature
- Complicity in the organised distribution, offering, or making available of images of minors of a pornographic nature
- Defamation of a person'…
@kurtsh@mastodon.socialThe Pulitzer Board is demanding Trump's taxes, financials & medical history if he’s claiming damages in his #defamation #lawsuit.
✅ #Pulitzer Prize Board members dump broad discovery …
@NFL@darktundra.xyzLions fan files $100 million defamation lawsuit against Steelers' DK Metcalf, others https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7020085/2026/02/04/dk-metcalf-lions-fan-lawsuit/
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialBinance files a New York defamation suit against Dow Jones over the WSJ's February 23 article on the crypto exchange's handling of Iranian-linked transactions (Francisco Rodrigues/CoinDesk)
https://www.coindesk.c…
@ErikUden@mastodon.deIsrael is the only country in history to regularly occupy UN buildings. The constant defamation against the UNRWA had the nice side effect that such occupations don't lead to any condemnation at all.
The law based order never existed, but whatever legitimacy international laws had in false promises alone is falling apart in front of our very eyes.
@cdarwin@c.imTwo security professionals who were arrested in 2019 after performing an authorized security assessment of a county courthouse in Iowa
will receive $600,000 to settle a lawsuit they brought alleging wrongful arrest and defamation.
The case was brought by
Gary DeMercurio and Justin Wynn,
two penetration testers who at the time were employed by
Colorado-based security firm
Coalfire Labs.
The men had written authorization from the Iowa Judicial Branch …
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialAn Indian court sentences journalist Ravi Nair to one year in jail for his social media posts on the Adani Group, calling the posts unverified and defamatory (Arpan Chaturvedi/Reuters)
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/b…
@Techmeme@techhub.socialADL study of Grok, ChatGPT, Llama, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek: Grok performed worst at identifying and countering antisemitic content, while Claude was best (Mia Sato/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/868925/adl-ai-…
@gwire@mastodon.socialI'd be interested find out if AI providers are considered responsible for any defamation their equipment generates and publishes. How much of the law assumes an intent that can't be applied to AI?
Is mens rea something that can be tested in LLM? Is that even a meaningful question? Is it all just libel through negligence?
@bobmueller@mastodon.world @memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump sues BBC for $10 billion, accusing it of defamation over editing of president's Jan. 6 speech (Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/trump-bbc-lawsuit-defamation-a9fd196c4f242decd8f28e8d0ce74442
http://www.memeorandum.com/251215/p134#a251215p134
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialChris LaCivita, a Trump campaign manager in 2024, settles his libel lawsuit against The Daily Beast, filed in March 2025; The Beast says he received no payment (Katie Robertson/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/18/business/media…
@cdarwin@c.imTrump vs BBC
Donald Trump is suing the BBC for $10 billion
over a documentary he claims removed portions of his speech on Jan 6, 2021,
in which he urged supporters to protest the 2020 election results peacefully.
Lawsuit's claims
The lawsuit accuses the BBC of defamation and violations of Florida’s Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act,
seeking $5 billion in damages for each claim.
BBC's response
The BBC says it will defend the lawsu…
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialPresident Trump files a $5B defamation lawsuit against the BBC, alleging it intentionally doctored a Panorama documentary to misrepresent his January 6 speech (Dan Mangan/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/12/16/trump-bbc-panorama-election-defamation-lawsuit.…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comPresident Trump sues BBC (Sara Fischer/Axios)
https://www.axios.com/2025/12/16/trump-bbc-lawsuit-defamation-editing-jan-6-speech
http://www.memeorandum.com/251215/p121#a251215p121
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialThe BBC says "as we have made clear previously, we will be defending" against Trump's defamation lawsuit and "we are not going to make further comment" (Christal Hayes/BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvd81470v1o
@Mediagazer@mstdn.socialJournalist Eoin Higgins says Matt Taibbi is suing him for defamation over Owned, his book about tech billionaires and the left, and "I stand by my work" (Eoin Higgins/The Flashpoint)
https://eoinhiggins.substack.com/p/yes-im-being-sued-by-matt-taibbi<…
@memeorandum@universeodon.comTrump sues BBC for defamation over Panorama speech edit (BBC)
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpvd81470v1o
http://www.memeorandum.com/251215/p141#a251215p141
