BBC fights Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit over VPN jurisdiction limits
- The BBC is moving to dismiss Donald Trump's $10 billion defamation lawsuit over a 2024 documentary
- Trump’s amended complaint relies on 34 unauthorized play-starts in Florida accessed via virtual private networks (VPNs)
- The BBC argues that penalizing broadcasters for viewers bypassing geo-blocks could have "massive implications"
Donald Trump’s $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC may ultimately hinge on how a federal judge views the legal mechanics of virtual private networks (VPNs).
On Monday, the British broadcaster filed a motion in a Florida federal court to dismiss Trump’s amended complaint regarding a 2024 documentary about his reelection campaign. The core of the BBC’s defense tackles a major streaming loophole: the UK broadcaster never broadcast or licensed the program in the United States.
Trump's legal team is arguing that the Florida court has jurisdiction because the documentary was played 34 times in the state. However, those 34 alleged play-starts were...
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