Technocracy: Telling the truth…for a price

My WND Technocracy column this week is about a site we’ve probably all seen in search results: “Ripoff Report.”

Ripoff report is just one example among many of websites that publish “third party content” impugning others’ character or conduct while disclaiming any legal responsibility for it.

Sites like these are a joke because anyone can add a “report” and no attempt is made to corroborate the statements made.  What’s worse, the website refuses to remove anything, although it claims it will “redact” specific claims (but not entire reports) if you are willing to pay $2,000 USD for “V.I.P. abitration.”

There are worse sites, such as Jerk.com, which essentially extort users for money in exchange for having derogatory (and stolen) pictures of those users removed from the site.

Read the full column here at WND.