Elon Musk Doesn’t Like Some Headlines. But That Doesn’t Make Them Defamatory

Techdirt. 2025-01-02

Summary:

Elon Musk is once again threatening to sue over speech he dislikes — this time, over factual headlines about a deadly explosion involving a Tesla Cybertruck. But not liking how a story is framed doesn’t make it defamatory. For a statement to be defamatory, it must be false, damaging, and published with “reckless disregard for […]

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https://www.techdirt.com/2025/01/02/elon-musk-doesnt-like-some-headlines-but-that-doesnt-make-them-defamatory/

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Mike Masnick

Date tagged:

01/02/2025, 19:09

Date published:

01/02/2025, 14:17