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Reporters Without Borders sues X (www.voanews.com)

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[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 57 points 4 hours ago

The press freedom group Reporters Without Borders on Thursday announced that it is suing the social media company X, accusing it of spreading disinformation.

After Reporters Without Borders, or RSF, discovered that it was the target of a disinformation campaign this past summer, the Paris-based group filed 10 reports of policy violations with X, formerly known as Twitter.

Since none of the posts in question have been removed, RSF opted to sue the company in French courts “for its complicity in disseminating false information, misrepresentation and identity theft,” the group said in a statement.

[-] spacecadet@lemm.ee 2 points 23 minutes ago

I think they have to sue in French court, right? Couldn’t X just “Section 230” them to no end if they sue in America? Ironically, Trump wants to repeal 230 and claim Platforms are actually publishers, but I guess he wants to do that to silence his critics and no real concern for disinformation.

[-] Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Ok maybe a very stupid question but

The press freedom group Reporters Without Borders on Thursday announced

Isn't that gramatically incorrect? Shouldn't it be "The press freedom group Reporters Without Borders announced on Thursday"?

I see this kind of writing a lot in news articles so surely it's not actually wrong, but that's not how I was taught English writing.

[-] loppy@fedia.io 20 points 2 hours ago

Idk if you're a native speaker or not, but as a native speaker of American English there is absolutely nothing wrong with this to me. You could put it in about 4 different places:

On Thursday the press freedom group Reporters Without Borders announced ____.

The press freedom group Reporters Without Borders on Thursday announced ____.

The press freedom group Reporters Without Borders announced on Thursday that ____.

The press freedom group Reporters Without Borders announced ____ on Thursday.

The first one typically has a comma after "Thursday". The second one you could offset "on Thursday" with commas. The third one is at best really awkward without a "that" or a question word (who, what, where, why, how) and you could offset "on Thursday" with commas; you can also drop the "on", in which case you can't use commas. The last one is possible but could be ambiguous (it could be that "on Thursday" is part of their announcement).

[-] Deebster@infosec.pub 14 points 2 hours ago

It's a bit stilted and no-one would speak like that (at least without sounding pretentious), but it's not bad grammar.

Also, shame on the moron that downvoted you for asking a question.

[-] loppy@fedia.io 5 points 1 hour ago

I really don't see why you would think this.

Sooooo, Carl, on Thursday, said that...

Completely normal thing I would expect to hear.

[-] essteeyou@lemmy.world 6 points 1 hour ago

Unnatural to me, that sounds.

[-] Deebster@infosec.pub 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

To be fair, you've added commas which makes it a parenthetical phrase. But yeah - people do speak like this in real life; technically, I should have said no-one speaks like this in non-impromptu speech without sounding stilted.

"Carl said on Thursday" is definitely more idiomatic (to my BrE ears, anyway) than "Carl on Thursday said".

[-] loppy@fedia.io 2 points 44 minutes ago

Yeah, I'll agree, without any pauses it's less natural and it's more of a "buying time to think" thing.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Dialect variation. For me, saying “the car needs washed” sounds truly strange but millions and millions of people say it. You’re experiencing similar with this phrase.

[-] ValenThyme@reddthat.com 1 points 26 minutes ago

'chest of draws' was a weird one for me!

[-] loppy@fedia.io 1 points 39 minutes ago

I believe you, I had just never heard it was "wrong" and it's never stood out to me.

[-] shittydwarf@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 hours ago

X, is that Musk's new fascist website?

[-] LEVI@feddit.org 33 points 4 hours ago

This is going to be good

[-] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 11 points 2 hours ago

Trump will designate Reporters Without Borders a terrorist org, and terrorize their reporters using the state.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 8 points 1 hour ago

They aren’t in the United States. This lawsuit is in France.

[-] AmidFuror@fedia.io 4 points 1 hour ago

They don't have borders, so eventually they will come to the US.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

He can still deploy Seal Team.

[-] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

To go after a loose group of reporters from different countries?

[-] jaybone@lemmy.world 4 points 1 hour ago

I’m just pointing out how he could do the thing that person you originally replied to was suggesting. I’m not saying it makes sense or is reasonable.

[-] Deebster@infosec.pub 1 points 37 minutes ago

makes sense or is reasonable

That's getting less and less relevant every day.

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