▲ 618 ▼ Newsmax Host Reads Disclaimer Acknowledging 2020 Election Results ‘As Legal and Final’ After Trump Claims It Was Rigged (www.mediaite.com) submitted 3 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 39 comments fedilink hide all child comments Too late. Dominion's coming for you.
[–] Encode1307@lemm.ee 13 points 3 years ago (1 child) They made a dent in Fox permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) Not really, they took a big payout and Fox is doing fine. Very disappointing outcome tbh. Edit: Downvoters, lying to yourself doesn't change the reality that Tucker and Fox are largely unaffected by this. Tucker can still spew lies all over the internet and Fox barely noticed a drop in profit for the year. I don't understand why we're suddenly okay with large corporations only getting a slap on the wrist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Encode1307@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) Were you expecting a single lawsuit to destroy the company? Has that ever happened? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 years ago* Yes (to the second part): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollea_v._Gawker permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dee@lemmings.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Of course not, that's ridiculous and you know it. This case could've easily been used to challenge the previous finding that they had no obligation to tell the truth as an entertainment company, but Dominion chose money instead. If you're happy with them getting a slap on the wrist as opposed to a real chance of forcing a change in operations at Fox then that's on you. I choose to see the reality in that Dominion chose greed over doing something meaningful in court when they had a rock solid case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Encode1307@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You think almost $800 million is a slap on the wrist? Yeah Dominion should have turned the largest ever defamation settlement on principle. Makes complete sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago You think almost $800 million is a slap on the wrist? Comparing that to Fox's profits? Yes, yes I do think that's a slap on the wrist compared to the greater implications this could've had on the media landscape. permalink fedilink source parent [+] xthedeerlordx@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Tucker's gone, that's a start permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world -2 points 3 years ago (1 child) He's really not though, he's just on another platform doing the same thing. He's not actually suffering any consequences for his actions and the person taking his spot isn't any better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] legion02@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) He's got a fraction of the reach than he used to and Fox still needs to pay out that crazy contract. Big Ls all around imo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world -1 points 3 years ago It's barely even a dent in their yearly profit margin. Fox doesn't give a shit about this, they can still keep doing what they've been doing without any real consequence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dee@lemmings.world -1 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) (3 children) Not really, they took a big payout and Fox is doing fine. Very disappointing outcome tbh. Edit: Downvoters, lying to yourself doesn't change the reality that Tucker and Fox are largely unaffected by this. Tucker can still spew lies all over the internet and Fox barely noticed a drop in profit for the year. I don't understand why we're suddenly okay with large corporations only getting a slap on the wrist. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Encode1307@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) Were you expecting a single lawsuit to destroy the company? Has that ever happened? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 years ago* Yes (to the second part): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollea_v._Gawker permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dee@lemmings.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Of course not, that's ridiculous and you know it. This case could've easily been used to challenge the previous finding that they had no obligation to tell the truth as an entertainment company, but Dominion chose money instead. If you're happy with them getting a slap on the wrist as opposed to a real chance of forcing a change in operations at Fox then that's on you. I choose to see the reality in that Dominion chose greed over doing something meaningful in court when they had a rock solid case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Encode1307@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You think almost $800 million is a slap on the wrist? Yeah Dominion should have turned the largest ever defamation settlement on principle. Makes complete sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago You think almost $800 million is a slap on the wrist? Comparing that to Fox's profits? Yes, yes I do think that's a slap on the wrist compared to the greater implications this could've had on the media landscape. permalink fedilink source parent [+] xthedeerlordx@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent [–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Tucker's gone, that's a start permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world -2 points 3 years ago (1 child) He's really not though, he's just on another platform doing the same thing. He's not actually suffering any consequences for his actions and the person taking his spot isn't any better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] legion02@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) He's got a fraction of the reach than he used to and Fox still needs to pay out that crazy contract. Big Ls all around imo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world -1 points 3 years ago It's barely even a dent in their yearly profit margin. Fox doesn't give a shit about this, they can still keep doing what they've been doing without any real consequence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Encode1307@lemm.ee 6 points 3 years ago (2 children) Were you expecting a single lawsuit to destroy the company? Has that ever happened? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 years ago* Yes (to the second part): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollea_v._Gawker permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dee@lemmings.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Of course not, that's ridiculous and you know it. This case could've easily been used to challenge the previous finding that they had no obligation to tell the truth as an entertainment company, but Dominion chose money instead. If you're happy with them getting a slap on the wrist as opposed to a real chance of forcing a change in operations at Fox then that's on you. I choose to see the reality in that Dominion chose greed over doing something meaningful in court when they had a rock solid case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Encode1307@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You think almost $800 million is a slap on the wrist? Yeah Dominion should have turned the largest ever defamation settlement on principle. Makes complete sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago You think almost $800 million is a slap on the wrist? Comparing that to Fox's profits? Yes, yes I do think that's a slap on the wrist compared to the greater implications this could've had on the media landscape. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 3 years ago* Yes (to the second part): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bollea_v._Gawker permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dee@lemmings.world 0 points 3 years ago (1 child) Of course not, that's ridiculous and you know it. This case could've easily been used to challenge the previous finding that they had no obligation to tell the truth as an entertainment company, but Dominion chose money instead. If you're happy with them getting a slap on the wrist as opposed to a real chance of forcing a change in operations at Fox then that's on you. I choose to see the reality in that Dominion chose greed over doing something meaningful in court when they had a rock solid case. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Encode1307@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You think almost $800 million is a slap on the wrist? Yeah Dominion should have turned the largest ever defamation settlement on principle. Makes complete sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago You think almost $800 million is a slap on the wrist? Comparing that to Fox's profits? Yes, yes I do think that's a slap on the wrist compared to the greater implications this could've had on the media landscape. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Encode1307@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) You think almost $800 million is a slap on the wrist? Yeah Dominion should have turned the largest ever defamation settlement on principle. Makes complete sense. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago You think almost $800 million is a slap on the wrist? Comparing that to Fox's profits? Yes, yes I do think that's a slap on the wrist compared to the greater implications this could've had on the media landscape. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dee@lemmings.world 1 point 3 years ago You think almost $800 million is a slap on the wrist? Comparing that to Fox's profits? Yes, yes I do think that's a slap on the wrist compared to the greater implications this could've had on the media landscape. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] xthedeerlordx@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Tucker's gone, that's a start permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world -2 points 3 years ago (1 child) He's really not though, he's just on another platform doing the same thing. He's not actually suffering any consequences for his actions and the person taking his spot isn't any better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] legion02@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) He's got a fraction of the reach than he used to and Fox still needs to pay out that crazy contract. Big Ls all around imo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world -1 points 3 years ago It's barely even a dent in their yearly profit margin. Fox doesn't give a shit about this, they can still keep doing what they've been doing without any real consequence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dee@lemmings.world -2 points 3 years ago (1 child) He's really not though, he's just on another platform doing the same thing. He's not actually suffering any consequences for his actions and the person taking his spot isn't any better. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] legion02@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) He's got a fraction of the reach than he used to and Fox still needs to pay out that crazy contract. Big Ls all around imo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world -1 points 3 years ago It's barely even a dent in their yearly profit margin. Fox doesn't give a shit about this, they can still keep doing what they've been doing without any real consequence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] legion02@lemmy.world 5 points 3 years ago (1 child) He's got a fraction of the reach than he used to and Fox still needs to pay out that crazy contract. Big Ls all around imo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dee@lemmings.world -1 points 3 years ago It's barely even a dent in their yearly profit margin. Fox doesn't give a shit about this, they can still keep doing what they've been doing without any real consequence. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dee@lemmings.world -1 points 3 years ago It's barely even a dent in their yearly profit margin. Fox doesn't give a shit about this, they can still keep doing what they've been doing without any real consequence. permalink fedilink source parent