Dutch town falsely linked to satanic paedophiles loses Twitter court case

Judge rules Twitter has done enough' to remove defamatory tweets about Bodegraven Reeuwijk

A Dutch town has lost a court case asking Twitter to do more to stop the spread of a false conspiracy theory claiming it was home to a ring of Satan-worshipping paedophiles.

Bodegraven Reeuwijk in the western Netherlands sued the social media company in September over the unfounded rumours spread by three men since 2021.