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Connor Lynch

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I can imagine a case where mod + labeler would hit the elements of defamation. In CA “publication” is met by communicating to a single other person, so…

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Santiago Z Reich's avatar Santiago Z Reich @szreich.bsky.social
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Yeah...

A labeler isn't an independent entity that can be sued, so if vicarious defamation liability is a thing, maybe it could happen.

I think I owe @mommunism.bsky.social a bit of an apology here. She has a point—this legal question is more complicated than I realized.

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