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  "id": 18194185,
  "title": "A Freelancer Claims Their Former Boss Contacted YouTube and Patreon to Derail Their Career. Is That Illegal?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/a-freelancer-claims-their-former-boss-contacted-youtube-and-patreon",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-04T21:53:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Inc.",
    "slug": "inc",
    "url": "https://www.inc.com/moses-jeanfrancois/freelancer-former-boss-youtube-patreon-career-interference/91427638"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "University of Florida law professor Rachel Arnow-Richman explains when a bad reference crosses the line into tortious interference.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}