Written by Joshua Tyler | Updated
Recently, I have been using X platform This site reports on the current state of the online publishing industry.
Earlier this week, Valnet, the media company that owns sites like Screen Rant, Game Rant, Movie Web, Collider, and CBR, issued a cease and desist letter alleging that its journalism “disparages” and “distorts.” es) and harm(s) to Valnet’s reputation,” “defame(s) the credibility of Valnet,” constitutes “harassment,” contains “offensive statements” and “knowingly and maliciously publish(s) false, frivolous and defamatory accusations about Valnet.”
Below are two of X’s posts mentioned in Valnet’s cease and desist letter as “illegal.”
Below is the full cease and desist letter sent to me by Miranda Ciafaglia, Valnet’s legal counsel, which includes more examples of posts that Valnet believes are actionable.