Sorry I need to jump in without having read every intermediate thread. If this is a duplicate, please just skip it. Not a lawfag
QUESTION FOR LAWFAGS=
What are some possible cause(s) of action for class action lawsuit against the social media companies?
→ Civil Rights action for violation of the 1st Amendment? (free speech)
→ Antitrust action for acting a a monopoly in restraint of free trade?
→ add RICO … additional damages, easier to prove?
→ Plaintiffs' class … Who can prove they experienced actual monetary damages? Conservative websites, YouTube publishers, etc. that lost actual advertising revenue?
→ Libel/slander → more difficult to prove reputational damages
→ What jurisdiction(s)? Federal courts? Which one(s)?
→ We have Q's statements that they acted in concert actually deploying the same algorithm to target plaintiffs for censorship → but need discovery to PROVE this singular algorithm → all we have now is Q's word on it plus circumstantial evidence of a massive, coordinated clampdown on conservative voices
Would appreciate lawfags' discussion of all points that seem most salient, in your professional judgment.
This may be a HUGE, career-making opportunity for plaintiffs' attorneys.
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