Online Reputation - after the fact cleanup
You cannot be interested in digital culture and not be interested in issues surrounding free speech - as the medium of CMC grows, questions regarding what can and cannot be said in online venues is in constant debate. So it was with interest that I recently discovered ReputationDefender, a site which states that, “who you are online is as important as who you are offline”. Can’t argue that! But in the FAQ, I found this, and it gave me pause:
Does ReputationDefender simply send cease-and-desist letters or sue everybody when it seeks to “Destroy” content?
No. Most of our approaches to effecting correction or removal of content are non-legal. We will only pursue legal options with the express consent of our clients, and these techniques are strictly optional and usually the last resort. They may incur additional cost.
There is some press and testimonial on the site, and I am curious to see how the ‘non-legal’ approaches are going to play out.