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How to Deal With Online Defamation

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By twola
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In today's day and time false and malicious defamation is a reality and a potential nightmare for both individuals and businesses alike. On a daily basis company's and individuals get defamed on various websites in the form of reviews, forum comments, and consumer watchdog sites. The defamation can be a few angry comments or full large scale made up stories involving upper management and corporate entities. One would think that anyone who posts such reviews and comments would be easy to track down yet the anonymous nature of internet technologies make it almost impossible in most cases. One bad review and/or comment from an ex employeee, a disgruntled customer,and or a potential competitor can result in a reputation management crisis.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    one solution may be by subpoenaing the website(s) in question by using an attorney. Such an action can result you in getting the identity of the perpetrators involved. However if they are using a public wifi then you will gain nothing from the previously mentioned solution.

  2. Step 2

    Another solution may be to hire a defamation management company to get the negative information removed from the search results and/or possibly get the perpetrators tracked down by doing so intense online investigation. Now you may be thinking that cost may be an issue however keep one thing in mind: How much is your reputation worth to you? In today's day and time, a company or a job applicant are solely known by what their online reputation is which is not dificult to track down at all. Paying a small amount to have peace of mind in terms of:

    a). identifying who is spreading lies about you

    b). getting inaccurate information removed or hidden

    is something to highly reconsider. Once the perpetrators are tracked down, it is only a matter of time before they can easily be prosecuted for damages in the court of law.

  3. Step 3

    Give it 2-3 months and your reputation will be back on track.

Tips & Warnings
  • You can visit websites like http://stopdefamation.com to help you remove negative information
  • Take your reputation very seriously. It is what you are and can have long term affects.
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