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by chickenpotpie 1115 days ago
* user posts anonymous review

* Company tells Glassdoor the review is false and to take it down

* Glassdoor says the review is from an anonymous user and not them, so they should sue the user * Company asks for the name of the user so they can sue them for libel.

* Glassdoor refuses to turn over the user because it ruins the anonymity

* Company sues Glassdoor for libel because they refuse to produce proof they didn't create the libel. Glassdoor now has to face the lawsuit or turn over the user and destroy the anonymous premise of their website thats fundamental to their business model

1 comments

This is not how the law works, and if it was no website on the entire internet would be able to print user comments of any kind.
Also, Glassdoor has no issues turning over user details in case of a subpoena I believe?