A group of scammers is retaliating against me for exposing them and the Reddit admins and legal department completely ignore it.

I consulted with lawyers who told me that my only option is to spend tens of thousands of dollars trying to pursue each individual reddit account that’s doing it.

  • breadsmasher
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    43
    ·
    1 year ago

    Is your reddit account tied to your real life information? Why are you consulting lawyers for trolls taking the piss out of you on reddit?

    • MaximilianKohlerOP
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      8
      arrow-down
      9
      ·
      edit-2
      1 year ago

      Yes, I was a public figure on reddit. And even if I wasn’t, it’s irrelevant. You don’t need to have a reddit account for scammers to post libel about you and your business.

      • breadsmasher
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        10
        arrow-down
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        And what damages can you calculate caused by the libel?

        • MaximilianKohlerOP
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          3
          arrow-down
          3
          ·
          1 year ago

          That would be quite difficult due the nature of my project. But certainly I could calculate some; monetary and reputation.

          • breadsmasher
            link
            fedilink
            English
            arrow-up
            6
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            1 year ago

            And can you prove the comments were false/lies/intending to mislead?

            For example, if you made a product which accidentally explodes and hurts someone, and they post about it on reddit, it wouldn’t be libel.

            If someone is telling lies, that would be grounds. But only worth it if theres significant repetitional harm.

            Also, what if people are in a different country? Different laws on libel?

            • MaximilianKohlerOP
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              3
              arrow-down
              3
              ·
              1 year ago

              And can you prove the comments were false/lies/intending to mislead?

              Yes, very easily.

              • breadsmasher
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                2
                arrow-down
                1
                ·
                1 year ago

                But financially and reputational damage is next to nothing?

                  • breadsmasher
                    link
                    fedilink
                    English
                    arrow-up
                    4
                    ·
                    1 year ago

                    Financially, how much in damages? Im assuming its not worth anywhere near as much as you think