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If you're in the EU, maybe you can sue Google? I read about a case of (I think it was) a hair salon owner where Facebook automatically created a Facebook busin

by blub 6y ago

If you're in the EU, maybe you can sue Google? I read about a case of (I think it was) a hair salon owner where Facebook automatically created a Facebook business page for them. They sued and they were forced to delete it.

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vasco 6y ago
They said they had money for PR but probably not infinite amounts to take on Google at court.
- gambiting 6y ago
  I don't know where the idea that taking Google to court would cost you infinite amount of money comes from. First you get your lawyer to just write a letter stating clearly what's wrong, and what action you're aiming to take by which point. Keep it reasonable. Have the lawyer point out exactly which point of their own TCs they are breaking and set a date by which you will initiate legal proceedings if they don't respond. In my experience that alone solves 90% of problems even against large companies, because they know ignoring it will cost them more money. And if you do end up going to court over a small thing like this it's not going to be a court case out of TV drama that takes 20 years and costs millions.
  - derfitt 6y ago
    Yes, also in general in a legal dispute you can make it very clear at the start what you would accept to resolve the matter. So if you end up going to court or otherwise running up large legal fees, at the end of the process you can point to the earlier communication and say 'We would have settled this matter quickly and cheaply at the start, for the same or less than what we have got now. Therefore Google should have to cover our fees.'
  - ClumsyPilot 6y ago
    "Have the lawyer point out exactly which point of their own TCs they are breaking" But my business never had anything to do with Google, so I never signed any T&Cs At this point TCs of megacorps are basically creating a parallel legal system
null-10-03-2021 6y ago
I guess you might have success if FB is making a page that appears to be representing your business. Because well, that seems like misrepresentation, or straight up fraud. But publishing reviews of your business sounds well within the bounds of freedom of speech. Pretending that the page hosting those reviews is affiliated with you, probably not legal unless you have agreed to it. Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer.

by blub 6y ago

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vasco 6y ago

They said they had money for PR but probably not infinite amounts to take on Google at court.

gambiting 6y ago
I don't know where the idea that taking Google to court would cost you infinite amount of money comes from. First you get your lawyer to just write a letter stating clearly what's wrong, and what action you're aiming to take by which point. Keep it reasonable. Have the lawyer point out exactly which point of their own TCs they are breaking and set a date by which you will initiate legal proceedings if they don't respond. In my experience that alone solves 90% of problems even against large companies, because they know ignoring it will cost them more money. And if you do end up going to court over a small thing like this it's not going to be a court case out of TV drama that takes 20 years and costs millions.
- derfitt 6y ago
  Yes, also in general in a legal dispute you can make it very clear at the start what you would accept to resolve the matter. So if you end up going to court or otherwise running up large legal fees, at the end of the process you can point to the earlier communication and say 'We would have settled this matter quickly and cheaply at the start, for the same or less than what we have got now. Therefore Google should have to cover our fees.'
- ClumsyPilot 6y ago
  "Have the lawyer point out exactly which point of their own TCs they are breaking" But my business never had anything to do with Google, so I never signed any T&Cs At this point TCs of megacorps are basically creating a parallel legal system

null-10-03-2021 6y ago

I guess you might have success if FB is making a page that appears to be representing your business. Because well, that seems like misrepresentation, or straight up fraud. But publishing reviews of your business sounds well within the bounds of freedom of speech. Pretending that the page hosting those reviews is affiliated with you, probably not legal unless you have agreed to it. Disclaimer: I'm not a lawyer.