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Reputation law case law
Every ruling we follow on the right to be forgotten and the removal of online reviews, each with the core of the case, the reasoning of the court and what it means in practice.
9 rulings
Netherlands · Review removal · Platform
Car dealer's demand to remove Google Maps reviews rejected by court
The court denied the request. The four disputed reviews were based on genuine customer experiences and contained no false facts
Rechtbank Zeeland-West-Brabant ·
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Supreme Court rejects Digital Revolution's appeal against Google over unlawful reviews
The court denied the request. The Supreme Court assessed Digital Revolution's complaints but ruled they could not lead to reversal of the Court of Appeal's judgment
Hoge Raad ·
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Debt collector loses bid to remove negative Google reviews over opinion statements
The court denied the request. The disputed reviews contained subjective opinions ('I consider the actions as fraud') rather than factual statements
Rechtbank Midden-Nederland ·
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Car dealers win case against customer over unjustified fraud reviews
The court ruled. Allegations of fraud and deception were not sufficiently substantiated with facts
Rechtbank Rotterdam ·
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Court advances class action against Google over fake online reviews
The court ruled. This concerns an interim decision in a class action procedure addressing only procedural matters
Rechtbank Amsterdam ·
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Court Orders Google to Unmask Antisemitic Reviewers in NEG-IT Case
The court granted the request. The reviews were false, unnecessarily offensive and contained antisemitic statements, making them clearly unlawful
Rechtbank Amsterdam ·
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Patent Office Official Loses Bid to Force Google to Remove Critical Review
The court denied the request. The review was professionally worded and not unnecessarily offensive or defamatory, making the text itself not unlawful
Rechtbank Zeeland-West-Brabant ·
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Court bans revenge reviews against judicial expert
The court ruled. Reviews contained factually incorrect statements about travel costs and expert's methodology
Rechtbank Oost-Brabant ·
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Childcare center wins damages in fake review case, reputational claim rejected
The court ruled. Defendant admitted to posting fake Google Reviews under various aliases, constituting tortious conduct
Rechtbank Amsterdam ·
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