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Old 07-03-2018, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by pokerplyr80 View Post
I can certainly understand why a forum owner would be pleased with that ruling. But there are a lot of millennial d bags out there who write fake or exaggerated reviews to hurt the reputation of a business. Some of these people will even threaten a business with a negative review to get their way. Just look at that guy in the canceled transaction thread. People like him are why I personally believe in certain situations a business owner should have a way to get a review not based in fact removed.
And just how do you propose to define those situations? IMO you start down a slippery slope and who knows where it ends. Not to make this political but I would hate to see courts in the position to censor ordinary libelous posts, short of some national security concern.
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