Adi Robertson
Can you sue a TikTok psychic for accusing you of murder?
Defamation lawsuits are emerging as a popular strategy against conspiracy influencers like Alex Jones. But legal blogger Ken White has nicely broken down a much trickier case: whether a professor can sue a TikTok personality named Ashely Guillard who accused her of murder based on tarot readings.
America’s robust and exceptional protections of speech often come at the expense of actual injustice and suffering, and we shouldn’t pretend otherwise. This is such a case. Guillard’s behavior is morally contemptible. That doesn’t necessary solve the puzzle of whether it’s defamatory.
Can A Tarot Card Reading Be Defamatory?
[popehat.substack.com]
