Shop owner’s takedown of Google leads to new consumer protection law in Colombia
Oct18
A Colombian shop owner fought for his rights against Google. The small-scale furniture seller recently won a court battle with Google after failing to silence an anonymous blogger who spread false accusations, shattering his online reputation. The man, who chose to remain unnamed, owns a furniture store in the city of Ibagué, Colombia and decided it was time to take action for protection (acción de tutela) against a blog that published negative comments regarding his small venture. The blog was set up on Blogger, which belongs to Google Inc. The anonymous blogger posted false accusations, including claims that he was…
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