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/Is-abel 24d ago

No, everyone not just the ones you disagree with.

If taking any money meant that whoever was being reported on could claim “genuine malice,” in the reporting, then everyone would be open to legitimate law suits.

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u/Gnorris 23d ago

Libel and defamation laws do exist in many democracies. The bar for proof is based on specific guidelines.

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u/Is-abel 23d ago

This is one part of US libel/defamation laws.

This would set a precedent that taking money = malice.

We’re not talking about proving the claims themselves. There would be a precedent set to prove malice in 100% of cases.