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Palantir Loses Swiss Court, Pays $11K; No Govt Contracts.

6/13/2026

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Palantir Loses

The Zurich commercial court rejected 22 of 23 Palantir counter-statement requests.
The court ordered Palantir to cover 95% of 9,000 Swiss franc (?$11,300) legal costs and to pay 9,900 francs to Republik.
Only one passage in Republik’s December article required a published Palantir response.
An investigation by Republik and the watchdog WAV found Palantir had not secured any Swiss government contracts in nearly four years.

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EFJ Calls SLAPP

EFJ called Palantir’s lawsuit a potential SLAPP, accusing the firm of trying to silence critical reporting.
EFJ President Maja Sever said the filing was intimidation meant to discourage scrutiny of Palantir’s activities, sparking a Streisand effect that increased attention to Republik’s investigations.
Palantir told London’s Mayor’s Office it will challenge Mayor Sadiq Khan’s £50 million contract block, a dispute that followed the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive’s missed May 7 2026 deadline, leaving journalists unprotected.

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Palantir Partners Israel

Palantir formed a strategic partnership with Israel in January 2024, expanding its data-fusion role in the Gaza conflict.
Amnesty International says Palantir repeatedly breaches international law with surveillance tools used for targeting and deportations.
Backed by Peter Thiel and led by CEO Alex Karp, Palantir repurposed its Foundry platform—originally built for U.S. counter-insurgency in Afghanistan and Iraq—for commercial and foreign-government clients.

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Palantir Loses

The Zurich commercial court rejected 22 of 23 Palantir counter-statement requests.
The court ordered Palantir to cover 95% of 9,000 Swiss franc (?$11,300) legal costs and to pay 9,900 francs to Republik.
Only one passage in Republik’s December article required a published Palantir response.
An investigation by Republik and the watchdog WAV found Palantir had not secured any Swiss government contracts in nearly four years.

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