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[–] todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee 188 points 3 months ago (3 children)

You can sue people for choosing not to do business with you?

Musk is such a fucking baby. He has no basis for this. He made major changes to the site, including a complete rebrand, and advertisers left. That's the fucking free market, and he's gonna sue?

[–] RedditWanderer@lemmy.world 88 points 3 months ago

Even funnier, he literally told advertisers to go fuck themselves lol. Now he goes whining back to Mommy for new rules for his little kingdom.

[–] ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 43 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He can sue, but he won't win in any sane court.

[–] solomon42069@lemmy.world 53 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No sane court? So it has a real chance of being decided by The Supreme Court...

[–] halcyoncmdr@lemmy.world 25 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They'd never even hear it. To give this lawsuit any credibility, they'd have to effectively say that businesses spending/donating money is not free speech. Which would effectively be the opposite of Citizens United.

[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You think they give a shit about consistency?

[–] solomon42069@lemmy.world 20 points 3 months ago

All that matters is the sponsorship tier - will you be flying the judge out to a vacation? Buying their mother a house? The outcome is solely dependent on your investment in the court. Justice.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Maybe they’ll say billionaires can sue as long as it’s an official act.