Posted on 08/08/2020 9:23:19 PM PDT by hardspunned
I’ve had two experiences in Kentucky Small Claims Court over the last 24 months. 5/3 Bank and Home Depot attempted to bully me into accepting shoddy workmanship and a bait and switch loan snafu. I sued both in small claims for the maximum of $2500. Before I could plead my case for damages both settled out of court for $1500 and $1300 along with making right the original problems. Perhaps they would have prevailed before the judge but would have lost due to expense of defending themselves. If Twitter sells ads to conservative businesses, then limits the ads’ exposure by massive shadow banning, etc. isn’t Twitter taking away something of value to me. Does massive shadow banning of conservatives negatively affect a guy advertising MAGA hats in Twitter? $60 to sue here in my home county. I’m not sure what the cost to get service would be ( local $30, adjacent state $50). Imagine a million $500 plus court cost individual small claims filings against @Jack and crew.
” isn’t Twitter taking away something of value to me.”
Don’t know.
But I love the idea!
No. The T&Cs of Twitter are different from those of Walmart.
Even with rule 230,Twitter is still a business asking other businesses to put up money for a product they sell..ADS..If they don’t give you the product they promised, isn’t it fraud,even with rule 230?????
I’ve never understood why Twitter hasn’t been sued before. Libertarian-infected people around here say it’s a private company, it can do what it wants. But imagine if Home Depot took back the nails it sold you AFTER you built a deck with them, so that the entire deck became worthless?
The product they sell is ad space..Wouldn’t it be fraud if they never tell the conservative businesses what they are doing?????
Rule 230 gives them the right to commit fraud?????
That comparison only holds water if you built the deck on Home Depot’s property with the understanding that they could take the nails whenever they wanted.
What’s T&C’s????
Terms and conditions.
Thank You...Wouldn’t they have to admit in writing that they shadow ban ads they don’t like????
For me to stand in front of a small claims judge I have to show damages. I follow 250 people, many of whom are constantly shadow banned. The president is often shadow banned. In order to ensue I see ALL of these tweets I have to individually check each person I follow. Liberals don’t have to waste their time. Liberals enjoy the very efficient, as designed, Twitter. How many hours in a year does Twitter waste of mine? That argument, the small claims judge in my very rural, very conservative Kentucky county, would listen to.
If nothing else the problem is that in small claims courts you couldn’t hurt Twitter.
They could give you $2500.00, or whatever the max payout is and not change anything.
If they are sued, it needs to hurt, bad.
Look, if they don’t respond I’ll be there alone, in front of the judge. I can show damages my rural, conservative small claims judge will listen to. If Twitter contests it, fantastic! Send a lawyer to BF Rural Kentucky to defend yourself. That times a million.
No, only those that violate T&Cs.
I say go for it but don’t settle for a non disclosure agreement, and then info a class action attorney of your victory if you do win. I’m sure they’d be interested.
My point is to bog them down. OK, I sue them for $500 and they settle or ignore me and the judge gives me a judgment. That’s nothing! But if you and a like minded million more do the same thing. That’s a large problem.
Millions of people could sue them under this theory.
That’s a lot of money, and defending against such suits would cost even more.
No idea of the validity- but it would certainly be devastating.
>> by massive shadow banning
“Now ya’ll listen real close, Mr Hard claims his massive shadow was banned by the most charming blue sparrow...”
Go for it. If it works, let us know and we’ll all do it.
What’s your so called damage??
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