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sham1today at 6:26 AM1 replyview on HN

And the solution to this is to go through the German political system. The courts can't just decide to not follow the law just because it's a bit silly, and for as long as the laws are the way they are, this unfortunate loophole for removing negative reviews will continue to exist. But clearly the law can have both positive and negative consequences.


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l23k4today at 6:58 AM

> But clearly the law can have both positive and negative consequences.

Broad defamation laws always have overwhelmingly negative consequences.