Suranis wrote: ↑Tue Nov 21, 2023 7:55 am
In terms of the lawsuit, they probably have to prove that Medida Matters did something nefarious and deliberate to tarnish the company name. To admit the idea that IBM etc left regardless due to shitty Twitter policies would torpedo any possibility of a lawsuit, and would fracture Elon Musk's ego.
Yup: the intentional interference torts require exactly that: the defendants had to intend to interfere with Twitter's relationships with its advertisers (and potential advertisers). And that intent
might be shown by a deliberate attempt to skew the feed, and publish the "skewed" feed, with the intent to scare of advertisers (and potential advertisers).
Others have predicted this case will be dismissed before or during discovery: Because if it goes to discovery, the defendants will want to see every text, email, memo, meeting minute, PowerPoint presentation, and greeting card from the company (and advertisers, and potential advertisers) that loudly warned Musk his desire to return the deplorables to the platform will cause advertisers to flee.
In other words, it was Musk's intent all along.