# Tattle Life: Why the case against gossip site fell apart Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-world-1335810/tattle-life-why-the-case-against-gossip-site-fell-apart Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-world-1335810/tattle-life-why-the-case-against-gossip-site-fell-apart.md Podcast: [Crime World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-world-1335810) Published: 2026-05-28T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/crime-world/episodes/tattle-life-why-the-case-against-gossip-site-fell-apart Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6538ccdabc6f900012695107/e/6a1703ab32a2c1f75d096419/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crime-world-1335810/episodes/tattle-life-why-the-case-against-gossip-site-fell-apart Duration seconds: 1367 ## Resource Tattle Life is a self-described “commentary website”. Supporters of the site say it’s free speech, protects consumers, and that influencers are fair game, with the website saying it has a zero-tolerance policy to any abusive, hateful or harmful content. But critics claim users have published private documents, that the site facilitates vile and cruel trolling – even stalking.   Last year, it was revealed County Antrim couple Neil and Donna Sands seemed to have taken the so-called ‘king of the trolls’, alleged owner of the site, Sebastian Bond, down. But now court has ruled he didn’t even know his crown was being seized - and the couple have to pay back £300,000 in damages.    The Bel Tel's Olivia Peden is joined by Belfast Telegraph reporter Kurtis Reid.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crime-world-1335810/episodes/tattle-life-why-the-case-against-gossip-site-fell-apart/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/crime-world-1335810/tattle-life-why-the-case-against-gossip-site-fell-apart.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.