The slander industry: Who profits from destroying reputations online?
26 Apr, 2021 02:42 AM
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Heidi Glosser, the owner of 247Removal.com. Glosser charges US$750 or more per post removal. Photo / The New York Times
Heidi Glosser, the owner of 247Removal.com. Glosser charges US$750 or more per post removal. Photo / The New York Times
New York Times
I wanted to slander someone.
My colleague Kashmir Hill and I were trying to learn who is responsible for and profiting from the growing ecosystem of websites whose primary purpose is destroying reputations.
So I wrote a nasty post. About myself.
Then we watched as a constellation of sites duplicated my creation. To get slander removed, many people hire a reputation management company. In my case, it was going to cost roughly US$20,000 (NZ$27,721).