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Showing posts with label Defamation letter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Defamation letter. Show all posts

Saturday, May 2, 2026

Ani O'Brien: The media lawyers up - the chilling effect is coming from inside the house


I received a legal letter this week too

In the days since I published my piece on Maiki Sherman and the “faggot” incident, the story has moved on. The incident itself is no longer really the point and in this second part I am focused on the lengths media went to in order to prevent the incident being reported on and how legal threats appear to be creating a state of paralysis in the industry.

We now have the extraordinary situation where media outlets are reporting on each other for using legal threats to suppress stories.