Alex Jones ordered to pay nearly $1B in Sandy Hook defamation case (news.yahoo.com) 3 points by SevenNation 3y ago ↗ HN
[–] mlongval 3y ago ↗ The stated reason is "defamation" but in reality what he has been doing is psychological torture.This is not a case about free speech. It is a case about malicious intent and profiteering.
[–] metadat 3y ago ↗ See related [currently active] story:"Alex Jones told to pay $965M damages to Sandy Hook victims' families"https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33182223(posted 2 hours ago; 335 points, 475 comments)
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[ 2.6 ms ] story [ 18.3 ms ] threadThis is not a case about free speech. It is a case about malicious intent and profiteering.
"Alex Jones told to pay $965M damages to Sandy Hook victims' families"
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33182223
(posted 2 hours ago; 335 points, 475 comments)