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Palantir loses legal challenge to force Swiss magazine to publish responses
Data analytics company loses on 22 out of 23 counts in lawsuit disputing how Swiss government rejected firm’s services
TL;DR
- Palantir lost a legal challenge against Swiss magazine Republik, failing to force the publication of its full responses to articles about the Swiss government rejecting its services.
- The company lost on 22 out of 23 counts in its lawsuit, with the court ordering only a single, short counterstatement.
- The articles investigated Palantir's failure to secure any Swiss government contracts over nearly four years.
- Palantir sued after the magazine refused to publish a detailed rebuttal that journalists felt went beyond the scope of their investigation.
- Palantir was ordered to bear 95% of court costs and pay legal expenses to Republik.
- The court's decision is seen as a victory for the journalists involved, who noted the significant resources the case consumed for their relatively small outlets.