Category: Internet Legal Issues
July 15, 2016
Critics Claim Communications Decency Act Enables Human Trafficking
U.S. authorities fighting human trafficking have identified the Communications Decency Act as an obstacle to stopping the crime. Anti-trafficking groups agree. Free speech proponents beg to differ, though. So does Silicon Valley. The Wall Street…
February 10, 2016
Dealing with Defamatory Blog Posts
In this week’s Reputation Reboot, an industry leader asks how to get rid of a defamatory blog post that appears at the top of his Google search results. Although he used an online reputation management…
November 17, 2015
Reducing the Reputation Impact of Lawsuits
Lawsuits happen for many reasons…and can impact the best businesses. Once they occur, many types of legal notices appear on the Internet. They can stay there for years. In this week’s Reputation Reboot, we answer…
June 15, 2015
Yum! Brands Fights to Rebuild Reputation in China
Yum! Brands, which operates the brands Taco Bell, KFC, Pizza Hut, and WingStreet, has filed a lawsuit in China that is attracting headlines. There are several reasons why. First, it isn’t every day that a…
May 18, 2015
Suppressing Legal Notices on Google
Suppressing legal notices on the Internet is an oft-requested online reputation management service. Old legal notices can be an issue for anyone, including well-established organizations as well as private individuals. (If you operate a business…
September 5, 2014
Celebrity Hacking and Reputation Management
Recent revelations about widespread hacking of celebrities’ accounts tell us a lot about the current state of online privacy and security. While Cameron Diaz fairly called the hacking a “major violation” and Emma Watson noted…
April 21, 2014
Beware the Black Seeds of Online Reputation Management
Felony extortion charges were recently filed in Dallas against a man who purported to provide online reputation management (ORM) services, but threatened to undermine a client’s reputation as a way of demanding payment. It isn’t…
April 3, 2014
Yelp Reviews Led to Over 2,000 FTC Complaints
More businesses are suing Yelp to unmask anonymous users, reports the Wall Street Journal. One such case is heading toward the Virginia Supreme Court this month. As Angus Loten reports: The Federal Trade Commission has…