The Twittersphere Jungle

Gord_in_Toronto · 2nd March 2022, 11:15 AM

Qui cum canibus concumbunt cum pulicibus surgent?*

Judge tosses $6-million lawsuit against Guelph couple over social media comments

https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-ne...mments-5113851

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The $6-million lawsuit against a Guelph couple that stemmed from a series of tweets was tossed out by the judge on Tuesday.

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“In the context of Twitter, there is every reason to believe that what Ms. Evans-Bitten, Mr. Kirkconnell and Ms. Smith doled back to him was fair comment,” said Morgan adding that Twitter is a “rhetorically harsh speech environment whose very pervasive harshness reduces the seriousness with which it is taken.”

“There is nothing indefensible in the defendants’ communications about Mr. Mondal’s tweets; and there is nothing said by the defendants that, in context, is harsher than, or is an overreaction to, the language of Mr. Mondal’s tweets themselves,” said Morgan. “What the communications in issue amount to is a set of polar opposite views on cultural politics, gender politics, and Politics with a capital ‘P.’”

HIghlighting mine.

AKA. It's a jungle out there!
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Brainster · 2nd March 2022, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by Gord_in_Toronto

Qui cum canibus concumbunt cum pulicibus surgent?*

Judge tosses $6-million lawsuit against Guelph couple over social media comments

https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-ne...mments-5113851

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HIghlighting mine.

AKA. It's a jungle out there!
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*If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.

The story is a bit unclear but it appears that the doctor in question made some vulgar tweets about gays or lesbians and a couple of lesbians had the unmitigated gall to quote those tweets, so he sued them.

Don't send the tweet if you can't take the heat!

Orphia Nay · 2nd March 2022, 06:44 PM

https://twitter.com/bigyahu/status/1...544772097?s=21

Mostly the angry mob thing.

jeremyp · 26th April 2022, 04:09 AM

Twitter not likely to get any better any time soon

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...for-44-billion

qarnos · 26th April 2022, 05:28 AM

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Twitter is a “rhetorically harsh speech environment whose very pervasive harshness reduces the seriousness with which it is taken.

Unless your a stock market speculator who takes Elon Musk tweets seriously.

2nd March 2022, 11:15 AM	#1
Gord_in_Toronto Penultimate Amazing Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 22,503	The Twittersphere Jungle Qui cum canibus concumbunt cum pulicibus surgent?* Judge tosses $6-million lawsuit against Guelph couple over social media comments https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-ne...mments-5113851 Quote: The $6-million lawsuit against a Guelph couple that stemmed from a series of tweets was tossed out by the judge on Tuesday. . . . Quote: “In the context of Twitter, there is every reason to believe that what Ms. Evans-Bitten, Mr. Kirkconnell and Ms. Smith doled back to him was fair comment,” said Morgan adding that Twitter is a “rhetorically harsh speech environment whose very pervasive harshness reduces the seriousness with which it is taken.” “There is nothing indefensible in the defendants’ communications about Mr. Mondal’s tweets; and there is nothing said by the defendants that, in context, is harsher than, or is an overreaction to, the language of Mr. Mondal’s tweets themselves,” said Morgan. “What the communications in issue amount to is a set of polar opposite views on cultural politics, gender politics, and Politics with a capital ‘P.’” HIghlighting mine. AKA. It's a jungle out there! ____ *If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas.
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2nd March 2022, 04:09 PM	#2
Brainster Penultimate Amazing Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 18,882	Originally Posted by Gord_in_Toronto Qui cum canibus concumbunt cum pulicibus surgent?* Judge tosses $6-million lawsuit against Guelph couple over social media comments https://www.guelphtoday.com/local-ne...mments-5113851 . . . HIghlighting mine. AKA. It's a jungle out there! ____ *If you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas. The story is a bit unclear but it appears that the doctor in question made some vulgar tweets about gays or lesbians and a couple of lesbians had the unmitigated gall to quote those tweets, so he sued them. Don't send the tweet if you can't take the heat!
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2nd March 2022, 06:44 PM	#3
Orphia Nay Penguilicious Spodmaster. Tagger Photo Contest Winner Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ponylandistan Presidential Palace (above the Spods' stables). Posts: 40,456	https://twitter.com/bigyahu/status/1...544772097?s=21 Mostly the angry mob thing.
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26th April 2022, 05:28 AM	#5
qarnos Cold-hearted skeptic Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,084	Quote: Twitter is a “rhetorically harsh speech environment whose very pervasive harshness reduces the seriousness with which it is taken. Unless your a stock market speculator who takes Elon Musk tweets seriously.
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26th April 2022, 04:09 AM	#4
jeremyp Graduate Poster Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha Posts: 1,668	Twitter not likely to get any better any time soon https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...for-44-billion