Hacker News with Generative AI: Defamation

Wikipedia must remove India content deemed defamatory, rules Delhi High Court (thehindu.com)
The operator of Wikipedia has been ordered by the Delhi High Court to remove statements deemed defamatory from the page of news agency ANI that it hosts, the latest such directive to the popular online encyclopedia.
Wikipedia, Law, India, Defamation, News Agencies
7 points by dilawar 22 days ago | 1 comments
Donkey Kong champion wins defamation case against Australian YouTuber Karl Jobst (theguardian.com)
A professional YouTuber in Queensland has been ordered to pay $350,000 plus interest and costs to the former world record score holder for Donkey Kong, after the Brisbane district court found the YouTuber had defamed him “recklessly” with false claims of a link between a lawsuit and another YouTuber’s suicide.
Gaming, Lawsuits, YouTube, Defamation
87 points by throw7 25 days ago | 73 comments
In a first, Wikipedia takes down article globally after Delhi HC order (thehindu.com)
Wikipedia has taken down an article titled ‘Asian News International v. Wikimedia Foundation,’ the entry on the ANI news agency’s defamation lawsuit against the online encyclopedia’s parent foundation. This is the first instance of an English Wikipedia article being taken down by the foundation in the encyclopedia’s history.
Wikipedia, Lawsuits, Censorship, India, Defamation
61 points by aspenmayer 185 days ago | 62 comments
Data sleuths who spotted research misconduct cleared of defamation (arstechnica.com)
Earlier this year, we got a look at something unusual: the results of an internal investigation conducted by Harvard Business School that concluded one of its star faculty members had committed research misconduct.
Science, Research, Academia, Ethics, Defamation
551 points by dangle1 225 days ago | 109 comments
FrancescaGino 's defamation lawsuit against DataColada dismissed (twitter.com)
Lawsuits, Defamation, Social Media
6 points by paulpauper 226 days ago | 0 comments
X accused of withholding critical data in Epstein defamation suit (dailydot.com)
Lawsuits, Defamation, Sexual Abuse
9 points by cempaka 281 days ago | 0 comments
Wikipedia summoned by Delhi High Court over ANI defamation allegations (cnbctv18.com)
Wikipedia, Law, Defamation, India, Media
3 points by rustoo 291 days ago | 0 comments
True Defamation [pdf] (journaloffreespeechlaw.org)
Law, Defamation
58 points by folump 316 days ago | 65 comments
Disturbing and misleading efforts to defame Helen Toner through misdirection (garymarcus.substack.com)
Misinformation, Defamation, Public Figure, Online Reputation, Social Media
23 points by colinhb 331 days ago | 1 comments