Social Complaint Site, Ripoff Report, Defamation Suit Dismissed
A Colorado company sued social complaint site, Ripoff Report, after some consumers labeled posts about the company with tags that read, "con artists" and "corrupt companies." The defamation lawsuit brought against Ripoff Report was dismissed, and the court ruled that the federal Communications Decency Act protects site operators from liability for user comments -- even if the company creates the specific tags commenters can choose to label their posts.