Win empowers employers to protect employees from online harm

Article by Polygon: It reports on the ruling of a lawsuit brought by game developer Bungie against a racist who harassed and threatened Bungie employees. The case is a potential game-changer insofar as it allows corporations to legally pursue people who endanger employees when they are acting on the corporation’s behalf.

  • squirrelOPMEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, I fear the same thing. IANAL but I can certainly imagine that there is some corporate lawyer somewhere who looks at this ruling and considers how to weaponise it against anyone who dares to criticise his employer.