Hacker News with Generative AI: Defamation

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 42 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 82 days ago | 109 comments

FrancescaGino 's defamation lawsuit against DataColada dismissed (twitter.com)

Lawsuits, Defamation, Social Media

6 points by paulpauper 83 days ago | 0 comments

X accused of withholding critical data in Epstein defamation suit (dailydot.com)

Lawsuits, Defamation, Sexual Abuse

9 points by cempaka 138 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 147 days ago | 0 comments

True Defamation [pdf] (journaloffreespeechlaw.org)

Law, Defamation

58 points by folump 172 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 187 days ago | 1 comments