The Internet can be darn resentful” – New Technology

In disputes sometimes occur that the company requires that the customer must clear away the old critical posts on the internet. But it is not always possible.

New Technology has recently reported on a settlement between the construction Mjöbäcks Outsourced and the pair of Barnaby in Falkenberg. The dispute has been going on for several years and the family Barnaby has, inter alia, expressed its dissatisfaction in your own blog.

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In the settlement now have the couple agreed to remove their grievances on websites, blogs and digital media.

–Technically, everything is possible to delete, but often it is up to the party that is responsible for the service, or the content, ” says Peter Forsman on internet infrastructure foundation in Sweden.

the discussion Forum Byggahus.see, for example, refuse to delete of the old critical posts. A couple of times per year the management of the portal, requests from consumers who want to take away their old opinions to achieve an agreement with the company they have been dissatisfied with.

Content that is located under the Googleägda Blogspot is another place where it can be difficult to remove the information.

– Where it is often very difficult to get Google to act, because it required authorization from the u.s. court, ” says Peter Forsman.

Social media has often the form, and departments to delete accounts or erase the texts. A summary is available on the www.raderamig.nu.

But the most important is the information that shows up in Google’s search results. A negative blog doesn’t make so much if no one can find there.

In may 2014, the cjeu stated what is called the "right to be forgotten". This means that Google must consider every request from EU citizens who want to remove search results about themselves. But sökjätten say no, in six cases out of ten.

Read more: Unique Swedish court: No right to be forgotten on Google

the Need to stand out in a positive light on the network has led to several companies and consultants, has the mission to "improve search results", something called rykteshantering, or reputation management in English. This can be done by creating fake profiles writing positive posts on the forum, or to open a new blog with the same name as someone else in order to push down the search results for a negative blog.

But even if the information has been removed from the network, there is a risk that old, critical websites have been saved historically, for example, by services like the Wayback Machine.

– Everyone can strive for and then reach agreements and get along. But on the web it can be a bit harder to undo what you previously posted. I think it is wrong to say that the "internet never forgets", but sometimes it can be darn resentful, ” says Peter Forsman.