It also found that board members had allowed "the dissemination of false and damaging information" about Mr. Cinquemani, who was one of the candidates.
It said he had been hired as an "independent contractor" to "provide web optimisation services and to attempt to stop the dissemination of false and inaccurate information".
Pinault-Printemps-Redoute sued LVMH-Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton today, accusing it of "defamation and dissemination of false information," the latest twist in a long-running battle for control of the Gucci Group.
A preliminary criminal investigation was launched on Tuesday by the Paris public prosecutor into the "dissemination of false information" on the internet by "persons unknown".
Facebook has faced considerable criticism over its role in the dissemination of false information, especially following the US presidential election, in which news hoaxes and partisan propaganda ran rampant on the site.
He argued that the dissemination of false or harmful materials via open technologies should be counterbalanced by a legal "chilling effect", making it easier to issue takedown notices and hold service operators responsible for content.
Beyond the lives already lost and irrevocably altered by a war imposed on Americans by the dissemination of false information, these additional allegations, if found to be of merit, would surely mandate a serious look at the moral and legal underpinnings of our current administration.
[C13.] Pinault Sues LVMH in Gucci Fight Pinault Printemps Redoute, which is controlled by Francois Pinault, sued LVMH-Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, accusing it of "defamation and dissemination of false information," the latest twist in a long-running battle for control of Gucci.
The social side is looking how to protect against dissemination of false information, a growing problem.
And what do we call the dissemination of false information with the intent to deceive, my fine friends?
Facebook's influence as a channel for the circulation of news has come under intense scrutiny recently, especially with regard to the dissemination of false stories.
