I support Ito Shiori in her fight for justice, but I fear that forcing someone—even someone as vile as Sugita Mio—to pay damages for “liking” tweets sets a bad precedent, one that could end up being turned against many of us.
I support Ito Shiori in her fight for justice, but I fear that forcing someone—even someone as vile as Sugita Mio—to pay damages for "liking" tweets sets a bad precedent, one that could end up being turned against many of us.https://t.co/fwkSRzwfe9
— Jon Reinsch (@JonReinsch) October 20, 2022
https://twitter.com/JonReinsch/status/1583218604589604864?cxt=HHwWgIDThdi73PgrAAAA
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I don’t know how the like button work on Twitter, but doesn’t it have a similar effect as sharing, repeating and propagating a message. I think it is certainly a tough one. As far as I understand it is a civil case rather than criminal, so it should be case by case.
Agreed. This is probably unconstitutional and violates free speech.
Considering the story itself, I wonder if ‘vile’ used to describe Sugita Mio is too harsh a description. Does defamation win here too?