Ripoff Report founder was not wanted by the FBI or on the run, says Arizona Appeals Court

December 29, 2011 Cyberlaw

One can’t help but notice that on many of the blogs, comments and posts that appear online pertaining to Ed Magedson, the oft-maligned founder of the consumer complaints website Ripoff Report, statements are made (often vehemently) that Ed is a “wanted man” or “under Federal indictment.” Based on the repetitive wording of the claims the [...]

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Ripoff Report moves the ripoffreport.com website back to the United States

October 21, 2011 Online Reputation

It seems I was a day late and a dollar Turkish lira short when I posted earlier that Ripoff Report might have concerns about the ability of a Cypriot court to reach across the Mediterranean and serve a judgement on Ripoff Report’s Turkey-based webhosting provider. In fact on or about October 6, the ripoffreport.com website [...]

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Cyprus-based FBME bank sues US complaints website Ripoff Report and their Turkish web host

October 7, 2011 Online Reputation

Cyprus-based FBME Bank Ltd. has filed a lawsuit in Cyprus in an attempt to compel Xcentric Ventures LLC, the owners of Ripoff Report (ripoffreport.com) to take down an anonymous consumer complaint. FBME claims the complaint is false, defamatory, outrageous, damaging  etc. etc. Where the twist may lie in this Mediterranean saga is that the company [...]

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