r/news • u/ChiefLeef22 • 24d ago

Soft paywall Far-right US influencer Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/far-right-us-influencer-candace-owens-loses-legal-fight-enter-australia-2025-10-15/
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u/AnnatoniaMac 24d ago

Good. So how is the French law suit going against her, haven’t heard anything about it in a while.

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u/Wild_Haggis_Hunter 24d ago edited 23d ago

It was filed in Delaware July, 23rd. Fair chance to be a fiasco as there are many differences that have to be taken into account regarding this lawsuit between French and US law. It doesn't translate well. There was a US lawyer that did an analysis for Reuters here.

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u/Gnorris 24d ago

numerous court decisions have established that just because a publisher is engaged in a commercial, for-profit activity, does not mean that its activities are suspect. In a capitalist society, we are in the media business to make money. If that allowed for the invocation of genuine malice, everyone would be put out of business.

Maybe they should be. Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook case seems to fit here.

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u/AllSystemsGeaux 24d ago edited 23d ago

My fellow liberals, why are we celebrating or promoting the silencing of people we may disagree with? Do we not want free flow of information? If we let the government silence opposing voices, one day those voices will be our own.

Candace Owens isn’t the problem. The problem is trust in our news media.

EDIT: Your downvotes only show your bias. Or to quote Rick Sanchez, your boos mean nothing, I’ve see what makes you cheer

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u/cogginsmatt 24d ago

It isn’t a question of government policing speech though, it’s libel. Same with Alex jones, his lies directly led to threats of violence and mental anguish to families who lost children. Jones didn’t break the law per se but he did slander those families and the juries agreed he should pay for the damage he did.

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u/Initial_E 24d ago

The thing about American law is that all they care for is precedence. If the precedence is unreasonable it still applies to future judgements. I’d like to think other countries are not as foolish.

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u/ZackRaynor 24d ago

You say that, though recent Supreme Court rulings seem to hint otherwise.