Musk's defamation win may reset legal landscape for social media

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Musk's defamation win may reset legal landscape for social media

Bar raised for what amounts to libel online, according to some legal experts.

Elon Musk's daring has left its mark on electric cars and rockets, and now experts say the entrepreneur may have reshaped U.S. defamation law with his willingness to defend at a high-stakes trial a lawsuit over an off-the-cuff tweet. The victory by Tesla Inc's outspoken chief executive over a ...

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