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ljs

Lorenzo Stoakes

It's almost as if the company has management that (allegedly)* makes very poor decisions or something.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce58p0048r0o

* UK libel laws suck.
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alphy@tech.lgbt

alphy

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@ljs

I saw the initial reporting and thought, there's no way they can be this tone deaf. Then they confirmed it 🤡

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ljs

Lorenzo Stoakes

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@alphy btw in 2024 what can you get for fucking $10 on uber eats? Lol
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alphy@tech.lgbt

alphy

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@ljs Even without the Uber Eats mark up (if you go in person), you can't get a full meal for that! Not where I live anyway

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dougmerritt@mathstodon.xyz

DougMerritt (log😅 = 💧log😄)

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@ljs
"UK libel laws suck"

Yeah, it astonished me to learn that the truth is not a defense in the UK, since it's an absolute defense in the US.

(One can still get *sued* for any or no reason in the US, so it's an imperfect situation, but still...)

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ljs

Lorenzo Stoakes

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@dougmerritt UK libel law is one of the most easily abused too.

We have had a litany of people who committed very serious criminal offences who got away with it for years in (large) part due to them having very good legal representation and a willingness to aggressively pursue libel cases.

Most notably the appalling monster Jimmy Saville. Russell Brand who ALLEGEDLY committed offences too ALLEGEDLY has very very aggressive legal representation as well.

The UK has no 1st amendment rights, it's a huge problem.
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