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Jack Thompson Sues Facebook For $40M

Posted by samzenpus on from the just-when-you-thought-it-was-safe dept.

angry tapir writes "Jack Thompson has sued Facebook for US$40 million, saying that the social networking site harmed him by not removing angry postings made by Facebook gamers. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida. Thompson is best known for bringing suit against Grand Theft Auto's Take Two Interactive, Sony Computer Entertainment America, and Wal-Mart, arguing that the game caused violent behavior."

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  1. December, 2009: Jack Thompson sues self by noidentity · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Jack Thompson has sued Facebook [...] saying that the social networking site harmed him by not removing angry postings made by Facebook gamers. [...] Thompson is best know for bringing suit against [...] arguing that the game caused violent behavior.

    A few months from now, he'll be suing himself, arguing that he caused violent behavior.