[wyldfire]

> Spreading misinformation? AFAIk, that's protected under the first amendment unless you really cause tangible damage i.e. Infowars style

Jones is a horrible person but committed no crimes. He wasn't taken to criminal court by the people, he was sued by the victims of his defamation.

[pfdietz]

I'm surprised there aren't more defamation lawsuits on the internet.

I've thought it could be a moneymaker for social media firms to automate defamation shakedowns, just like copyright trolls automate copyright shakedowns. Help those defamed find and the messages and send out "Pay $N thousand and this defamation lawsuit goes away now" messages. Back up some of the lawsuits with $$$ to show the threat is real.