bookwyr.mePalantir Sues Swiss Magazine For Accurately Reporting That The Swiss Government Didn’t Want Palantir
www.techdirt.com/2026/02/27/palantir-sues-swiss…
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UnderpantsWeevilAh, the Peter Thiel Special
I was about to say, isn’t this the same thing that closed down Gawker? Even if it’s accurate, Thiel can flood the courts with paperwork and effectively commit paper terrorism on the company to draw proceedings out and eventually bankrupt them on legal fees alone.
Cris_CitrusIt’s no freaking wonder that the Swiss government was like “yo, maybe pass.”
Fucking lmao
Whole article is a very fun read. I was expecting palantir was suing for like defamation or something, but it might actually be dumber than that
I read because of your comment, it was a really fun read. A bit cringe on the “we’re white collar thugs and we will bully you until you do as we say”, but it’s hilarious how it failed spectacularly for multiple reasons.
A bit cringe on the “we’re white collar thugs and we will bully you until you do as we say”,
but isn’t it 100% true?
The European Federation of Journalists has called this exactly what it is: a SLAPP suit—a strategic lawsuit against public participation, designed to use the weight and cost of litigation to intimidate and punish journalists for doing their jobs.
The EU member states take note.
There is also that french privacy advocate Christophe Boutry who got his Qonto account closed because he talked badly about Pallantir and Thiel is a big investor in Qonto.
dustycupsThe vampires want a circus
Edit: wrong post but it still kind of applies.
But here’s the thing that makes this even more absurd: Palantir isn’t even claiming the articles are false. The company isn’t suing for defamation. It isn’t seeking damages. Instead, it’s invoking a Swiss “right of reply” statute, alleging that Republik didn’t give the company a sufficient opportunity to respond. Palantir wants the court to force the magazine to publish lengthy counter-statements to each article.
I just finished the article and yeah, it’s pretty embarrassing for Palantir
Those embarrassing things are pretty well known in public. The rest are just dull bureaucratic denials to Palantir (as they should). Palantir must be a snowflake to react like this. I guess that must be expected from an inconsiderate bully.
Good for Switzerland meanwhile UK is giving its critical infrastructure like NHS to these war mongering greedy fucks. I am sure some people got their pockets lined up with money to help pass these deals.