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hamdingersyesterday at 3:30 PM2 repliesview on HN

The words in your link do not support the words in your comment. Don't be snarky unless you are certain you're correct.

> a plaintiff must show four things: 1) a false statement purporting to be fact; 2) publication or communication of that statement to a third person; 3) fault amounting to at least negligence; and 4) damages, or some harm caused to the reputation of the person or entity who is the subject of the statement.

They falsely marked the site unsafe[1] on a published list[2], the results weren't checked and couldn't be appealed[3] and OPs site was taken down[4].


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MadameMintyyesterday at 3:34 PM

Sounds textbook to me.

habineroyesterday at 5:58 PM

It does. "Unsafe" is not a fact, it's an opinion.

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