Business owners need lawyers to address false statements on Reddit

“Unless you signed a contract he has no standing to require you to take down social media posts. Was it from a law firm or from him? If legit you would receive via certified mail too”

Only if they’re trying to get money from you….like for debts lol

“Not a lawyer. However, my understanding is that it is not defamation unless it didn’t happen.”

“I'm competitor A. You must be competitor B. So how do you wanna settle this?”

Find a company that does reputation management in specializes in Reddit.

“it is but good luck getting a lawyer to take that case over some reddit posts tbh”

“This is a tricky situation because competitor conversations on Reddit can influence how people perceive a product but the best response is usually not fighting every comment one by one. that can turn into an endless cycle especially if the discussions are happening in communities you don’t control”

“Mostly minor stuff, but glad the lawyer pointed it out! Cost about $1k to fix (and then another $700 for the lawyer to review it, lol, ugh)”

“My lawyer flagged this as an issue, I had my developers review our website and implement changes”

I've heard on another company that did not settle and lost..

“Consult a lawyer. Everyone is jumping past that step. You don’t know if you have a case and Redditors won’t read all the facts - a lawyer will. It’s easy to say they “stole” your code but the missing details are proving there was a partnership, or proving that you weren’t working voluntarily on their behalf, etc. If at anytime you talked about doing it voluntarily for no pay, and you never set terms, I think there’s a case they can use your work you provided. Or there’s certainly gray area in th”

“I own a small business and every 5-6 months someone comes along on one particular reddit thread and posts false, negative content about my business. Initially I was allowed to respond to these postings but then a new mod came into the forum and decided to block and delete any positive comments regarding my business and my replies. The posts aren't even experiences or reviews on my business. They are simply false, harmful content and I have been unable to get them taken down, even going so fa”

“I need to hire better attorneys. I can’t recall one time that I’ve used one that didn’t deliver work product with mistakes in them. Some of them are small like misspelling the clients name. Some are much bigger like forgetting deeds or doing them wrong or trying to interpret the accounting treatment of contracts which they got hilariously wrong.”

“If you know who it is, and what they say is verifiably false, get a lawyer to send a cease & desist and if they refuse to take it down, you take them to court.”

“Haha, I doubt much of your business comes from Reddit or google searches. But, if you want to pay the legal fees you can send a cease and desist and demand removal. If you are not willing to pay there isn’t much you can do.”

“Wow! I can’t believe the hate I am copping for this! I never said I wouldn’t! I just said I’m too upset to do it TONIGHT! I want a clear head to do this. I don’t want to knee jerk reaction responds. I already made it clear I have significant health issues I’m dealing with and this has been incredibly stressful for me. It would be nice if people could try understanding that sometimes protecting your peace and you health is more important than having that last laugh. I WILL respond just like I sai”

“99.9% of the time threatening legal action goes nowhere. People know that and ignore it. If the statements are false, go to an attorney and have them write a cease and desist letter. Don’t waste your time writing letters directly as they rarely have an impact”