Carla Franklin Wins: Google Must Reveal Identity Of Online Harasser

The rumors of Internet anonymity have been greatly exaggerated! It never ceases to amaze me how often fools repeat their folly in thinking that they can't say what they want, when they want, about anybody, anywhere, and not have to stand behind the diatribe that they utter. If anyone is interested in a similar case to Carla's, and update was posted at the following link quite some time ago. This case has subsequently been successfully resolved, although the anguish that are caused the victim may take much longer to subside.



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It has been delightful helping Carla over this last years despite the tumultuous circumstances. Although we specifically purposed to avoid a media circus, the silver lining on the cloud of this unwanted attention will hopefully be some common sense reform in the wild-wild-Web and the accompanying free-for-all smear campaigns.



Keep on fighting the good fight Carla! There are thousands more victims going through the same trials and your inevitable victory in this matter will encourage others to follow in your footsteps.



Thanks for contributing to the new cyber-harassment advocacy group, and for choosing it as a platform to keep those who are interested up to date: www.freesp­eechv3.org



Respectfully submitted by Michael of FreeSpeechV3
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Ron Livingston: 'Office Space' Star Battles 'Malicious' Gay Rumors Online

In many cases horrible problems have been avoided for the community as a result of anonymous blogging. This includes whistle blowing for white-collar criminals, community awareness when sexual predators move into the neighborhood, and many other alerts that are of great community benefit.



Benefits notwithstanding, you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs and anonymous free speech on the Internet is one such omelette. There is no such thing as free speech; there is always a cost. Sometimes that cost is acceptable, moreover desirable, particularly in the case of positive community awareness. However, often their many false and deceptive rumors, and libelous attacks are motivated only by hatred and vindictive antisocial promptings. More often than not, these serial cyber defamers have some type of antisocial personality disorder. They have nothing better to do than hurt other people; in fact they are actually fueled by other people's pain. Normal people like 97% of the readers of my comment cannot begin to relate to how these people think. Stop for a moment and imagine not having a conscience­..... it is simply impossible.



A concerted, focused and malicious Internet smear campaign can be as devastating for a person that relies on his or her reputation for employment as a fire can be for a farmer who loses his fields, barns, and livestock.



Respectfully submitted by Michael Roberts.

Internet Libel Victim's Advocate.

www.Rexxfield.com
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In a perfect world free speech would work, but so would communism.....

There is no such thing as free speech unless someone is discussing the weather. Good things are free yes, but good things are invariably abused. Free speech is abused, and this results in a cost to someone, namely the libel victim. Congressional immunity for republishing libel online (particularly with foreknowledge) is absurd. Newspapers, magazines, TV stations and radio can't, and their exposure is only momentary... why can online content providers when their content is immediately and perpetually available?. Adherents and practitioners of this silly safe-harbor are either lazy, ambivalent, anti-social or haven't yet experience the anguish of being on the receiving end.

In a perfect world free speech would work, but so would communism.....

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How to Identify Anonymous Bloggers

The US First Amendment makes it very clear that anonymous criticism and civil dissent is a privileged (protected) form of free speech. Notwithstanding, it is not absolute; if an anonymous author publishes statements of fact that are deceptive by error (without malice) or maliciously deceptive, the veil of anonymity can be pierced and rightly so.

The suggestion of cart blanche and absolute protection of all anonymous speech under the guise of "net neutrality", justified, malicious or otherwise is absurd. It is reasonably presumed that proponents of such notions have never experienced the financial and emotional debilitation of these vicious assaults. The recent advent of anonymous online character defamation mediums compound the victims' carnage exponentially due to the enduring nature of the postings, instant availability through search engines, and the viral republication thereof.

I have posted some more information about How to Identify Anonymous Bloggers

How to Identify Anonymous Bloggers who Defame You (and seek damages)

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Online Character Defamation - RUTHLESS, SNEAKY & DEVASTATING.

This growing risk of unchecked online defamation should be taken seriously by any person or organization with aspirations to a long and productive existence or career. The efficiency of today’s search engines combined with federal government immunity for re-publishers of libel is a devastating dilemma for those caught in the web.

PLUG: Rexxfield Online Slander & Libel guardians offer economical and common-sense solutions to mitigate these risks in the short and long term. If the quagmire of litigation is unavoidable we can help your attorneys achieve results faster and more economically than they can alone. However, we can usually achieve results outside the court; often without your antagonist noticing.

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I have also launched a "Search Suppression Service called Page1.me. Please visit the site. If you can justify our professional services, the profits go towards anti-defamation research and activism.

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I thought I broke the Internet

Today I was testing some new Mac Beta software. All of a sudden my browser went blank... I panicked, I thought I had just broken the internet. The only thing I could think to do was to reboot.

The good news is, the problem was just local and restricted to my computer only. Don't worry, the internet is fine, I doubt anyone noticed but me.

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The Seven Deadly Sins of Online Reputation Management

1. Do not wait until it happens to you.
2. Mitigate (reduce) the risk immediately (this is a different way of saying the same thing as (1) above, but it I need to push this point home).
3. A passive response is often better than aggressive particularly where your antagonist is a narcissist or sociopath (i.e. don't fight back directly) "A gentle answer turns away wrath, but  harsh words stir up anger" Proverbs 15:1
4. Don't click on offending pages through Google, yahoo! etc, this may make them rank a little higher.
5. Do not post a rebuttal on the offending website, by updating the content you will inadvertently cause Google to think the page is worthy of higher ranking due to regular updates.
6. People are fickle; if you do post a rebuttal (on a different website), don't be too defensive; ; "The lady doth protest too much, methinks." [Hamlet's Queen Gertrude]
7. Be humble with republishes if you ask them to remove the libelous content. In the USA you can't sue them (you can, but you won't win), and they don't have to remove it; even if you prove it is libel.
8. Change you name to John or Jane doe [Just kidding]. But seriously, if you have a unique name, the risk of online libel about you appearing on the first page of Google is much higher.

Ooops! That's 8 deadly sins. Consider on a bonus :)

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