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Credits: The Telegraph – Travel By: Oliver Smith "TripAdvisor, the travel review website, may have to change the way it operates if proposed changes to defamation laws go ahead and a new complaint being considered by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) is upheld." "Several hoteliers are also taking legal actio
Credits: Caterer and Hotel Keeper By: Neil Gerrard "TripAdvisor is to launch a customer support phone number for registered owners and managers on the online reviews website, which is set to go live today." "The move comes following an intense period of publicity for the controversial website, which faces pressure and
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Google removes ‘paedophile’ claim on review website Credits: BBC News By Claire Marshall BBC News Midlands correspondent "A business owner accused in a Google review of being a paedophile and a thief has said he is delighted that the search giant has removed the entry." "He (Chris Emmins of KwikChex) called for G
Almost everyone would acknowledge that the worldwide web is saturated with fraud and deceit. Online defamation is soaring and both consumers and reputable businesses suffer. KwikChex believes that significant improvements to reliability of information are readily achievable and obviously desirable. We are inviting a wi
Proposed changes to defamation laws will have significant effects on review sites liabilities and anonymity The recent publication of recommendations for the change in defamation laws contained some interesting and significant proposals concerning online defamation and anonymity. Striking the balance of the different e
Following in the wake of actions taking place regarding the Riverside Hotel in Evesham, UK, KwikChex is taking immediate steps regarding a warning of similar action against one of our members. The Lancers B&B in Tunbridge Wells, UK received an email from TripAdvisor threatening various punitive actions that they state
Deborah Payne owner of The Riverside Hotel in Evesham, UK contacted KwikChex after TripAdvisor posted a warning on the hotel’s listing alleging review fraud. Deborah categorically denied the allegations and said the warning was causing substantiated damage to her business. The review website responded by releasing stat
Credits: The Blackpool Gazette "A HOTELIER fighting an online reviewing giant is calling on businesses to band together and stop reputations from being destroyed." "The idea came after Mr Yates became involved with online reputation service KwikChex after a series of what he claims are fraudulent, inaccurate reviews of
Hotelier to sue Trip Advisor Why one hotelier is suing Tripadvisor after the company accused her of faking good reviews of her hotel and posting negatives reviews of her competitors. Click here to listen (Chapter 3)
Credits: Mail Online By: Simon Tomlinson "A hotelier is suing TripAdvisor over claims she has lost thousands of pounds in revenue after the travel website accused her of posting fake positive reviews. Deborah Sinclair is taking legal action after a ‘red flag’ was placed on the review page of the Riverside hotel w
Credits: Pinsent Masons, Out-Law.com "Web hosts and ISPs should be allowed to keep allegedly defamatory comments online as long as the author of the comment is identified and a notice of complaint is published alongside the comment, a Parliamentary committee has recommended." "The system has been suggested by a joint P
