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The Man Who Didn’t Invent Email Attacks Free Speech

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Christine Hall
Jan 29, 2017

The man whose much disputed claim to have invented email when he was a 14-year-old is taking legal actions, or threatening such, against anyone who publicly disagrees with his version of history.

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Christine Hall

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