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Reputation Management: Defending Individuals’ Good Name

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Hemma JägerMay 7, 2012

Cyber-Mobbing kann jeden treffen, denn verleumderische Texte, Fotos und Videos sind schnell verbreitet. Wenn der User alleine nicht mehr weiterkommt, helfen Online-Reputationsmanager, die kompromittierenden Einträge zu löschen.

Cyber mobbing is a growing problem - and solutions are not easy. Internet users quickly run out of options, because getting offending webpages deleted is complicated. In Germany, victims can expect appeal directly to the relevant website operators - but in the case of international sites the latter are often hard to identify. In addition, major US websites like blogspot.com rarely respond to deletion requests. In Germany there are a handful of online reputation management firms that provide consultancy to both companies and individuals.
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