r/technology • u/cmaia1503 • Feb 11 '25

Social Media UnitedHealth hired a defamation law firm to go after social media posts criticizing the company

https://fortune.com/2025/02/10/unitedhealth-defamation-law-firm-social-media/
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u/assaultboy Feb 11 '25

Defamation is the keyword.

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u/babyFaceAboveDaSink Feb 11 '25

Lol you're right, if Uh C reputation is already known for shitty practices and being murders? Where's the slander and lie?

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u/assaultboy Feb 11 '25

You also need to go research the legal definition of defamation.

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u/babyFaceAboveDaSink Feb 11 '25

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defamation https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/defamation

It does say a statement that injures a third party's reputation.

Care to ELI5 it?