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		jxi on April 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google ordered to pay $500K to Montrealer over lin... > Hussain awarded the man — who had originally been seeking $6 million in damages — $500,000 in moral damages. He should have gotten nothing.

hammyhavoc on April 20, 2023 [–]

Can you explain why? If his life has been negatively impacted by something false, and that impact has come at the expense of job opportunities, general quality of life, why should he not be reimbursed for damages?

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