
Jury sides with Elon Musk in “pedo guy” defamation case
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/12/jury-sides-with-elon-musk-in-pedo-guy-defamation-case/
A Los Angeles federal jury has found Elon Musk not liable for defamation in a lawsuit brought by British caver Vernon Unsworth. Musk dubbed Unsworth a "pedo guy" in a tweet last year, but argued in court that he meant this as a generic insult—not as an accusation that Unsworth was a pedophile.
"My faith in humanity is restored," Musk reportedly said on his way out of court.