US EditionYouTuber ordered to pay "King of Kong" Billy Mitchell $230,000 over defamation claims
- In 2024, Billy Mitchell won a defamation lawsuit in Brisbane against YouTuber Karl Jobst.
- The lawsuit stemmed from a 2021 video by Jobst alleging Mitchell's actions led to a YouTuber's suicide.
- Jobst's video, titled 'The Biggest Conmen In Video Game History Strike Again!', had over 500,000 views.
- Judge Barlow found Jobst acted with malice and recklessness, publishing false claims without verification.
- Mitchell was awarded $300,000 in noneconomic damages, $50,000 in aggravated damages, plus $34,668.50 in interest.
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Arcade champion Billy Mitchell wins lawsuit against Queensland-based YouTube creator
American arcade game champion Billy Mitchell has been awarded $350,000 in damages after winning a defamation lawsuit against a Queensland-based YouTuber.Karl Jobst posted a YouTube video online for a total of 15 days that claimed Mitchell's lawsuit against another online creator had left the young man "deeply in debt".The American claimed Jobst's video had implied Mitchell's actions had contributed to YouTuber Benjamin Smith, who went by the scr…
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