thunderclapAug 17, 2023

Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Local News Site Out of Business

https://lemmy.world/post/3336261

Report on Anti-Gay Slur Could Put Local News Site Out of Business - Lemmy.world

If behind a paywall you can read it here: https://archive.li/az14v [https://archive.li/az14v]

Show threadAccidentalLemmingAug 17, 2023

Core of the lawsuit:

  • Newspaper received a tip from a reader
  • The reader alleged senator Tomczyk called a 13-year-old boy a homophobic three-letter word
  • The senator denied this and demanded a retraction
  • The paper kept their foot down and got sued
Show threadPotatos_are_not_friends
Got sued and the judge dismissed it because Tomczyk did call a 13yo a fag.
Aug 17, 2023 at 7:03pmWeb