AustriaEgisto Ott, a former employee of Austria’s Federal Office for the Protection of Democracy and Counterterrorism (BVT), lost his legal case against Anna Thalhammer, editor-in-chief of the magazine 'Profil,' over tweets she shared. Ott claimed that sharing these tweets violated his presumption of innocence and dignity. The court ruled that Thalhammer’s use of the word 'Jup' (meaning 'Yes') in response to two tweets by Bulgarian journalist Christo Grozev did not constitute defamation. The court noted that her audience was likely aware of the ongoing investigation at the time and that Ott had not yet been convicted. Ott was ordered to pay legal costs for Thalhammer’s defense but not for the trial itself, which is covered by the taxpayer under the 'Hate Online' legal reform.
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