Business defamation on the Internet, others hilariously call them ‘business bullies’, is a growing phenomenon. Chat rooms, blogs, massive e-mails, even websites purportedly created to defame companies, are being used to post malicious, false, and defamatory information about companies. Any company, small, medium or large, may suffer devastated effects from defamatory information on the Internet. Indeed, business bullies may manipulate stock prices by posting false or inaccurate information about large corporations, and they may even drive stocks down.
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How U.S. Companies may Shield from Internet Business Bullies?
Business defamation on the Internet, others hilariously call them ‘business bullies’, is a growing phenomenon. Chat rooms, blogs, massive e-mails, even websites purportedly created to defame companies, are being used to post malicious, false, and defamatory information about companies. Any company, small, medium or large, may suffer devastated effects from defamatory information on the Internet. Indeed, business bullies may manipulate stock prices by posting false or inaccurate information about large corporations, and they may even drive stocks down.