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		Turing_Machine on April 14, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Elon Musk makes $43B unsolicited bid to take Twitt... Labeling it "opinion" does not protect you from being sued for libel, or for copyright infringement, or... Someone is spouting nonsense here, but it isn't me.

Iwan-Zotow on April 15, 2022 [–]

Sure

you could sue person, much harder to sue newspaper

you could sue someone for a twit if you want to, nothing could stop you

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