Reputation management firms bury Google results by placing flattering content

Re:Reputation management firms bury Google results by placin... by gumby on Friday December 13, 2019 @03:29PM (#21785126)

I believe defamation is a civil matter, not a criminal one.

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Re:Reputation management firms bury Google results by placin... by JonathonW on Friday December 13, 2019 @03:40PM (#21785228)

This depends entirely on jurisdiction, and even in the US (where there are no criminal defamation laws at the federal level) varies from state to state.

Much of Europe still have criminal defamation laws on the books, for example.

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Re:Reputation management firms bury Google results by placin... by harryh on Friday December 13, 2019 @04:01PM (#21785422)

Indeed there are many many ways in which much of Europe doesn't really respect the ideals of free speech. This is but one example.

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