(Credit: Getty/Wavebreakmedia) SLAPP stands for “Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation.” It is a lawsuit brought by big corporations intended to censor, intimidate, and silence critics by burdening them with the overwhelming costs of a legal defense until they’re forced to abandon their criticism or opposition. And it may be the biggest threat to the resistance you’ve never heard of. Here’s an example: Resolute Forest Products, one of Canada’s largest logging and paper companies, has sued, in a U.S.