I have a growing concern for the amount of unsubstantiated attacks on businesses through forums. As has been the case on here on several occasions, members can defame and attempt to bring down a business in which often the case, has very little, to no substance at all. The only way these attacks are set to rest is if a proprietor comes on here, creates a membership and explains the facts. If this does not happen, people are left wondering. This is heightened by the fact that this site has upto 23000 members not including guests to the site. The exposure of such attacks is massive on here. I think its a joke that if someone has a gripe with a company, that can freely attack them in one of the most effective ways, through a forum of fisherman/boat owners, which most often the cast is the exact clientele they need for business.
What is often the case is a person will join the site, put up a massive attack on a company, create a massive discussion which is 95% based on what this individual has said.
I would like to know the provisions in place for this sort of defamation against a business. Would be interested to hear from the legal fraternity on here regarding the avenues businesses have against this sort of defamation.
I think its a significant issue on this site and as being involved in small family business i feel it necessary to address this issue urgently.
what are your thoughts ?
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