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    Default Some Canadian judgements in social media defamation cases

    https://edwardconway.ca/so-i-cant-ca...et-how-unfair/

    Came across this while looking through CanLII.

    Judgments for $410,000 to $115,000 for comments that are nicer than what happens on chesstalk on a regular basis.

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    Fwiw, here's the wiki re: Canadian defamation law:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_defamation_law
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