Matt Taibbi releases THE TWITTER FILES. The first installment in a series. This is the greatest election interference in US history. People from Twitter and the media need to be locked up.

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[–]thoughtcriminal 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

One can and should actively protect themselves and others from libel, slander and defamation, and can sue those who are guilty of this abuse

That's not true. You can't sue for someone else being defamed. One of the criteria from your source:

  1. The statement caused you injury;

Okay, what is injury? Also from your source:

This means that the statement must have hurt the reputation of the subject of the statement

Those involved with the suppression don't have any standing to sue for defamation.

The government suppressing speech or even coercing a different entity to do so is plainly unconstitutional.

[–]Schwarzenigga 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Defamation lawsuits aren't that difficult to understand, nor are cease and desist requests. You can't pick your favorite points in the law and focus only on those, while avoiding the principle of the law. Simply look up Twitter suspensions and defamation claims &c. There are many. My many other comments here may also help.