Sentences with phrase «defamatory reviews»

There is a strong argument, on established principles, that Google will be liable as a publisher of its business reviews where it has received notification of the false and defamatory reviews and has failed to remove them within a reasonable amount of time (see Pritchard v. Van Nes 2016 BCSC 686).

This approach could allow other readers to gauge the authenticity of the false and defamatory reviews and encourage them to disregard it altogether.

Taking the position that it merely hosts third - party content and is not a creator or moderator of that content, Google may be unco - operative in removing false and defamatory reviews.

By taking ownership of the Google business listing, a business may, among other things, respond directly to any false and defamatory reviews.

Google provides an online process where it can be alerted by businesses to false and defamatory reviews.

These nepotistic or defamatory reviews between desperate authors don't have the kind of impact that they or anyone else think.

The reviewer might volunteer to remove the false and defamatory review and the matter may end.

Not exact matches

How to Take Advantage of Online Review and Answer Sites: Removing False Information Responding to constructive criticism is one thing, you can take it into account to improve customer satisfaction and your business in general, but what if there's false, defamatory information about your company floating around in the ether?

Deliberately fake content, copied or stolen photos, off - topic reviews, defamatory language, personal attacks, and unnecessary or incorrect content are all in violation of our policy.

So how does a food blogger write a review of a restaurant or recipe book without worrying about being defamatory?

A declaration that the statements that Plaintiff «has constituted herself into the Commission's Tender Review Committee contrary to the Procurement Act», «unilaterally awarded a contract of about $ 25,000 to a South African company... to change and re-develop the Commission's logo under the guise of rebranding...» set out at paragraphs 6, 18, 23, 27 of the petition attached to Defendant's letter conveying the petition to His Excellency the President of the Republic of Ghana are defamatory of Plaintiff.

You may also post reviews, comments, photos, and other content, provided that such content is not threatening, obscene, defamatory, an invasion of privacy, an infringement of intellectual property rights, or otherwise objectionable or likely to infringe upon the rights of third parties.

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Reviews should not be posted that contain: harsh, profane or discriminatory language; illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory or otherwise objectionable content; URLs, phone numbers, mailing or e-mail addresses, personal attacks on the movie's creative personnel; or a discussion of Green Planet Films policies or services.

Mann sued Steyn, National Review, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI), and CEI analyst Randy Simberg in 2012 over what he claims are defamatory articles accusing him of academic fraud and comparing him to a convicted child molester, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky.

He contacted his lawyer, who has sent a letter to The National Review saying they knowingly defamed him by accusing him of scientific fraud, and demanding an apology and that the defamatory article be taken down.

I think Mann is correct to have his lawyer contact The National Review, since the defamatory nature of the article and the attack on his scientific credibility is clear.

Avvo and JD Supra's terms of service, for example, prohibit the posting of defamatory or harassing material but I didn't see anything that suggests you can otherwise get a negative review removed from either site.

[13] When read in the context that Professor St. Lewis had agreed to undertake a review of the SAC report which alleged systemic racism in the academic fraud process and that she was providing her evaluation of that report as a lawyer, law professor and expert in the field of Human Rights and Research, the words in their natural and ordinary meaning would more than likely be considered defamatory by the ordinary fair - minded individual.

Our online business law group regularly helps clients neutralize defamatory feedback and fake reviews planted by competitors.

When reporting to Google, a business or its legal counsel should demand that the review be removed immediately, and put Google on formal notice of the false and defamatory statements.

Notwithstanding Google's content policies, some reviewers use fake names and / or post reviews that are false and defamatory.

What, then, are some effective strategies for businesses faced with false and defamatory Google reviews?

The hope is that with time, Google will become more responsive and proactive with the voluntary removal of demonstrably fake, false and defamatory business reviews.

Here is a summary article from Outlaw.com, reviewing the law in the UK and elsewhere as to whether Google's «autocomplete» function for search topics could be defamatory if one or more of the suggested completions for the search term entered had a nasty meaning.

If, e.g., someone in a letter to the editor of the journal criticized my review to be inaccurate (or perhaps even defamatory), having lost access to the review copy might render it difficult, if not impossible, for me to answer to such criticism of my own work (or to wage a veracity defense against libel charges against me).

Companies can still legally pursue the authors of false and defamatory online reviews.

Review your Facebook page or social media postings or blog or website for past defamatory comments by yourself or others: a social - media audit may be prudent.

The Ontario Court of Appeal recently reviewed an injunction granted in 2014 against a couple operating a website from publishing «in any manner» statement found to be defamatory towards an Ottawa lawyer, Richard Warman.

What's more, even if the site won't remove the review, Google will typically «de-index» a review that's been found by a court to be defamatory, meaning it won't show up in search results.

partake in any ad - hominem, defamatory, slanderous acts directed toward firms ranked on the list, or use any information in negative reviews for the site or any of the ranked firms.