Bettors are using death threats to try to get The Times of Israel's military correspondent to change his report on a missile impact in central Israel. This is his alarming account
This story was about an Israeli reporter in Israel. And it doesn’t matter what the laws are, they were pressuring a reporter to change factual information, then escalated to threats.
These prediction markets need to be outlawed.
They won’t. The fascists reigning are the fascists behind those things. Luckily, that means you only have to kill half as many fascists.
I don’t understand how it’s not just gambling, what is the legislation for that in the US?
And is “prediction market” a thing anywhere else? Anyone with insights into the legal status worldwide?
It’s gambling but the administration has interests in it
This story was about an Israeli reporter in Israel. And it doesn’t matter what the laws are, they were pressuring a reporter to change factual information, then escalated to threats.