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Is this different from someone calling Stossel a fraud in the comments? The platform just added a comment on his post. The more interesting thing for me is to see if this has other ramifications if decided in favor of Stossel.


An internet commenter is less likely to be successfully sued than Facebook, because it is easier to argue that Stossel suffered reputational damage from an incorrect statement by Facebook, compared to an unspecific insult from a random individual.


It's different because Facebook are shielded from liability for other people's comments that they publish, but not for their own comments.




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