WAV approached a small Swiss reader-funded magazine, Republik, to collaborate on a story. When the magazine refused, Palantir filed a lawsuit in a Swiss commercial court demanding that it do so. In a statement, Palantir told the Guardian that Swiss law recognised the right of reply “to provide the public with balanced information”. It does feel like an intimidation campaign.”By the time the journalists started their investigation, Palantir had been – at least, reportedly – based in Switzerland for nearly four years. But this has caveats: the right of reply has to be concise and stick to the facts of the story.

Source: The Guardian March 20, 2026 19:38 UTC