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> Inaction isn't an option. You create a false dichotomy by presenting only two options: suing Google or sitting still and suffering through the defamation. Bu
by netheril96 11y ago
> Inaction isn't an option.
You create a false dichotomy by presenting only two options: suing Google or sitting still and suffering through the defamation. But she has another recourse, a recourse that long existed before Google did: suing those who created the false information in the first place.
- andmarios 11y agoNo, I didn't write anything like that. I said that some search results can cause serious problems and there should be a legal framework to prevent this. Inaction is ignoring these issues and letting affected people suffer while fighting battles they can't win. The solution you suggest isn't in touch with reality. The people who created the false information probably aren't (they or their business) in the same country as the victim. A legal battle can be very long and very expensive. If the victim is jobless for example and can't find a job due to the false information, how can he/she go sue an entity in a foreign country? What prevents the perpetrators from creating a new company with the same data in a different country? Google isn't in the wrong but they acquired so much power, that now they also have responsibility to help innocent people affected very negatively by their business.