Neowin News Feed for: Defamation

Court rules in favour of Elon Musk in “pedo guy” defamation case

Paul Hill — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 15:34:01 +0000

Elon Musk has been cleared by a court in Los Angeles over remarks he made. Vernon Unsworth was suing the billionaire after the latter called the former "pedo guy" publicly on Twitter. Read more...

Defamation case regarding Elon Musk's “pedo guy” remarks set to begin

Paul Hill — Tue, 03 Dec 2019 12:54:01 +0000

A defamation case over Elon Musk's "pedo guy" comment is set to start today. Musk made the remark after his idea to save children stuck in a cave was rebuffed by one of the rescue team. Read more...

Be careful what you "Like" on Facebook: Man convicted for liking defamatory posts

Christopher White — Wed, 31 May 2017 03:46:01 +0000

A man in Switzerland was convicted of defamation today for simply clicking the "Like" button on several Facebook posts. Courts say his intent was clear, but it's a stern reminder for the rest of us. Read more...

Judge Throws Out Defamation Suit Against Google

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 16:29:21 +0000

KinderStart sued Google Incorporated in March 2006 accusing the Mountain View, California-based company of violations of antitrust, free speech, unfair competition and defamation and libel laws. In a ruling issued Friday, Judge Jeremy Fogel of... Read more...

Microsoft sues Brazilian mag., IT official for defamation

Mon, 21 Jun 2004 04:27:04 +0000

In a rather interesting turn of events Microsoft is pressing legal charges against a Brazilian magazine. This is the first time I can ever remember a tech company pressing charges against a magazine, but... Read more...