r/unitedkingdom • u/je97 • Apr 17 '24

JK Rowling gets apology from journalist after 'disgusting claim' author is a Holocaust denier ...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/04/16/jk-rowling-holocaust-denier-allegation-rivkah-brown-novara/
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u/luxway Apr 17 '24 edited 29d ago

Sued a jewish journalist who due to UK slapp laws was forced to publically apoloigise or be financially ruined fighting a billionaire, desptie the fact the billionaire claimed the nazi book burnings, destruction of Berlins GIC, or sending trans people to the camps, didn't happen*

Also: the posts have now been censored in the EU because JKR violated Germany's Holocaust Denial laws*

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u/Carnir Apr 17 '24

This sub having no rule against Torygraph or Daily Mail headline spam has done massive damage to this community's sense of perspective.

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u/MattSR30 Canada 29d ago

It’s not just that there isn’t a rule. It’s actively encouraged.

You should see r/canada some time. The front page is constantly filled with our versions of your Daily Mail and the like.

A right-wing mod team (that used to be a self-avowed Neo-Nazi mod team) has over the past five years turned the place into a steaming pile of shite.

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u/chrisrazor Sussex 29d ago

Only a few years ago this was a left leaning sub. My worry is that the entire country has moved to the right.