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BC Supreme Court allows Twitter to be sued for defamation


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The Post Millennial

The ruling comes as a potential blow for social media companies operating in Canada, possibly leaving them open to further lawsuits by Canadian citizens

Noah David Alter

January 17, 2021

The Supreme Court of British Columbia decided on Thursday that it has jurisdiction take on a case by billionaire philanthropist Frank Giustra against Twitter over defamatory tweets made on the platform which "allege involvement in a supposed conspiracy known as 'pizzagate.'"

Giustra, a billionaire businessman living in Vancouver, brought a defamation case against Twitter after being accused of being involved in a pedophilia ring by promoters of the pizzagate conspiracy theory. The theory alleges that a number of high-profile business leaders and politicians, most of whom affiliated with the US Democratic Party, are involved in an elite pedophilia ring. The theory began with a focus around the Clinton family.

Promoters of the conspiracy theory often point to questionable social media posts by individuals with varying degrees of proximity to Democratic Party officials, as well as former President Bill Clinton's association with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein and the various accusations of sexual assault alleged against the former President. Clinton has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct against him, the claims have never been proven in court, and most other allegations by promoters of pizzagate rely on circumstantial evidence or claims which have already been debunked.

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Jan. 19 2021

This may be a purely procedural judgment, but its implications are HUGE - not only for twitter, but for YouTube as well.

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