1st Edition

Reputation Management Online America's "Right to Be Forgotten"

By Ben Medeiros Copyright 2022
114 Pages
by Routledge

114 Pages
by Routledge

114 Pages
by Routledge

This book examines the work of the public relations, technology, and legal professionals who provide online “reputation management” services, situating their work within contemporary debates about regulating speech on the internet. The author argues that legal solutions like the European “Right to Be Forgotten” are not really possible in the United States, but that the private solutions of... Read more

Introduction;  1. Balancing Speech and Reputation Protection: Conceptual Foundations;  2. Reputational Precarity in the Digital Age;  3. Remedies: Legal Reform;  4. Remedies: Reputation Management Practices;  Conclusion

Biography

Ben Medeiros is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh, USA.