#tumblr lawsuit

[netscapenavigator-official]

Automattic making some questionable decisions and getting the piss sued out of it isn't in the least surprising. Back when Matthew was busy doxxing and sexually harassing a trans woman he chased off of his site, former higher-up employees came forward and alleged that he is a chronic drug abuser who is too high on his own Elon Musk-esk ego to accept a helping hand from those in his life.

So I'm not surprised he's crashing his company into the ground. It's an exact mirror of what he did with his life. And now that his life is too ruined to ruin any further, he's reaching for anything and everything in his vicinity. That include Automattic, WordPress, and Tumblr. The only difference is that Matthew doesn't have Elon's money to maintain this unsustainable lifestyle.

He's going to crash and burn, and he's going to take Automattic with him.

[cowboymaterials]

Tumblr v. NYC Commission on Human Rights FOIA dropped

Freedom of Information request to get Tumblr's case files Re: human rights lawsuit has finally come through!

Notable records disclosed include:

Dates and anticipated dates of court mandated training and appeal process overhaul completion (which seems to not reflect actual completion dates);

Head of Trust and Safety's verification of attendance at training;

Redacted lists of employees who attended training.

One interesting thing from this is that we can see who provided the "Unconscious Bias" training. The court mandated Tumblr staff needed to take Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) training.

Makes sense! But it's funny to see that the people providing training are Tumblr's corporate lawyers, all cisgender white women, whose area of practice is Intellectual Property.

I have no faith in training anyways, but hiring corporate lawyers demonstrates that Tumblr views this issue as a matter of avoiding liability rather than confronting systemic discrimination.

Fun fact: Brooke Oliver was the "legal architect" of Burning Man and she also helped trademark the phrase "Dykes on Bikes." So maybe IP law is kinda girlboss?

Anyways, here is the link to read the full file:

[mikauhso]

The thing I like most about tumblr I’m realizing is that it basically has its own built in fact check/updating system. Because posts just get passed around and subsequently updated as stories progress so you have these nice reblogs of multiple posts that each add more context to the event up to the most recent update. Like that one post of Tumblr getting legal action’d for suppressing queer content being continually updated and me finding out there’s apparently been effort to fix that as soon as tumblr got bought out by some other company in 2019. And if I get anything wrong here pls reblog and feel free to add some info

[thepuppeteer-andthetrashmob]

reblogging again given the staff's empty words

https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/25/22949293/tumblr-nycchr-settlement-adult-content-ban-algorithmic-bias-lgbtq

For those who don't remember, here's the lawsuit two years ago where Tumblr (or specifically Automattic) settled with the New York City Commission on Human Rights regarding Tumblr's terribly implemented porn ban targeting LGBTQ folk more than it should. Here's an excerpt detailing what the NYCCHR ordered Tumblr to do:

The settlement gives Tumblr 180 days to hire an expert on sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) issues and provide related training to moderators. It must also hire someone with experience in this area as well as expertise in image classification, who will review Tumblr’s moderation algorithms to see if they’re more likely to flag LGBTQ content. As part of an overall review, Tumblr will reexamine 3,000 old cases where a user successfully appealed a takedown, looking for patterns that could indicate bias.

Now, on a totally unrelated note, here's the complaint page for reporting discrimination to the NYCCHR. Completely unrelated to what's going on right now or the rest of this post, I swear.

[edited since it looks like the link broke somehow]

[edit #2: again, for unrelated reasons, here's a link to a post about the San Francisco equivalent]

[mschelle]

Well hot damn if it wasn't enough for this loser to throw a public tantrum now he's going out of his way to follow predestrogen on other platforms and start harassing her there!!! You can't hide these Matt I got the screenshots lol!!!!!!

HE'S BLATANTLY LYING OUT OF HIS ASS!! SPREAD IT AROUND!! And also since she seems to be from Ireland even though I don't even know shit about eu laws from what little I do know this is a big violation of GDPR and should be reported as such!! https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection/reform/rights-citizens/redress/what-should-i-do-if-i-think-my-personal-data-protection-rights-havent-been-respected_en

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Tumblr was shut down because they made “Tumblr kids” (like YouTube kids) but because they couldn’t get rid of the pornbots, somebody sued them.

[mint-mumbles]

Not even a year after his Tumblr meltdown over trans women, Matt “Photomatt” Mullenweg is STILL digging his own grave

Here’s his response to a lawsuit filed against him (spoiler, it’s just him being cringe (don’t like that word but that’s the only way I can describe this) and the article saying “meritless” over and over again):

Here’s how the news is covering it:

Meanwhile, Matt has been losing it:

Links attached to Matt’s posts in the first and third photographs:

Anyway, keep digging your grave, Matt. It’s an honor to have been blocked by a scumbag like you 😊

[aroundclown2]

❤️🩵 (WIP)

[curiositysavesthecat]

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[dejectedlozer524]

After seeing what the FUCKING CEO OF THIS SITE has done to @predesterone we should 100% be pushing for a fucking lawsuit now, I want tumblr to hemorrhage money unti they have to fucking file for bankruptcy for what they've done, I WANT THEM TO FUCKING PAY!!!!!!

[lawbyrhys]

Lawyer Breaks Down The Imane Khelif Lawsuit

I am an American attorney, and even though this lawsuit was filed in French court, I can still break it down and give my thoughts on the situation.

Let's get into this high-profile criminal lawsuit.

Algerian boxer and Olympic gold medalist Imane Khelif has filed a criminal complaint in French court last Friday, August 9, alleging that "acts of aggravated cyber harassment” have been perpetrated against the star athlete since her appearance at the Summer 2024 Olympics in Paris.

The lawsuit was filed with the anti-online hatred center of the Paris public prosecutor’s office and names X as the defendant; X as it refers to unknown persons in French law. Doing so "ensure[s] that the ‘prosecution has all the latitude to be able to investigate against all people," including those who may have shared hateful messages under pseudonyms and screen names.

To discuss another X in this case, though, Elon Musk finds himself named in the lawsuit, as does author J.K. Rowling. The pair have found themselves at the center of the controversy, having taken to their respective social media channels to post their takes and stoke the flames surrounding Khelif. "J. K. Rowling and Elon Musk are named in the lawsuit, among others,' says Nabil Boudi, Khelif's Paris-based attorney.

What about former president and 34-time convicted felon Donald Trump, though? He's shared his own remarks on the Algerian boxer. "Trump tweeted, so whether or not he is named in our lawsuit, he will inevitably be looked into as part of the prosecution."

Khelif's time at the 2024 Olympics—despite winning gold in women's 66kg boxing—has been overshadowed by speculation regarding her gender. It's important to note that Imane Khelif is a cisgender woman; she was born female and does not identify as transgender or intersex. The International Olympic Committee backs these facts, too, stating that "scientifically, this is not a man fighting a woman." Yet, the vitriol continues; the internet at large has been having a field day with it.

Adding to the flames are Elon Musk and J.K. Rowling. Musk, who is the owner of the X site, shared a post from swimmer Riley Gaines that read, "Men don't belong in women's sports," approving the message with one of his own: "Absolutely." Additionally, Rowling posted an image of Khelif and Italian boxer Angela Carini mid-fight with a caption accusing Khelif of "[being a man who was] enjoying the distress of a woman he’s just punched in the head." She posted this to her 14.2M X followers. Donald Trump piped in—as he's known to do—with his own caption for the image of Khelif and Carini, with a vow of sorts: "I will keep men out of women’s sports!" A campaign promise, maybe?

Interestingly, even Logan Paul had something to say. As if Paul isn't busy enough with his frivalous defamation lawsuit against fellow creator Coffeezilla, he added to the mix with his denouncement of Khelif's triumph over Carini:

"This is the purest form of evil unfolding right before our eyes. A man was allowed to beat up a woman on a global stage, crushing her life’s dream while fighting for her deceased father. This delusion must end." Paul later deleted this post, though, admitting that, "might be guilty of spreading misinformation." He doesn't want yet another lawsuit on his hands—that's my take.

Khelif's attorney isn't buying any of the bullshit, though, and nobody's apology will absolve them of their legal liability in his eyes. "That lawsuit is filed and the facts remain."

About the intentions of the lawsuit, Boudi said:

"What we’re asking is that the prosecution investigates not only these people but whoever it feels necessary. If the case goes to court, they will stand trial." As it pertains to those on US soil, he adds that "[the lawsuit] could target personalities overseas. The prosecutor’s office for combating online hate speech has the possibility to make requests for mutual legal assistance with other countries." Boudi cites an agreement between the French and American equivalent office per the online hate speech.

The lawsuit is intended to prosecute individual social media users and not the platforms themselves. As Boudi states, "It’s the responsibility of lawmakers to issue sanctions to platforms, not ours," going on to note the severity of similar cyber harassment cases, and that in some cases, "there are prison sentences."

Judicial systems worldwide have begun to take cyber crimes like these more serious in recent years. As use, popularity, and reliance on the internet grow, so must the laws and protections.

Khelif's coach, Pedro Diaz, has even weighed in on all the controversy surrounding his champion athlete. He states the hate has "incredibly affected her and everyone around her."

What do you think of this case? Let me know!

[rjalker]

if having a sexual username were actually a bannable offense, then the staff would literally just set up filters for the URLs so that you can't choose explicitly sexual words for your URL. Like every online kids game has ever done.

[internetarchivistyt]

Can’t wait to hear her sing in court, the lawsuit has never been more suited 👩‍⚖️

[renesassing]

IT'S BACK

[spiritualsrs]

Get yourself on to the positive frequency through appreciation, and the law of attraction will surround you with positive people.

[wouldyourfavepaychildsupport]

Would the Omegaverse lawsuit pay child support?

Image from a Lindsey Ellis video on the subject