Good, honest, and loyal employees are the greatest asset of any
company. Unfortunately not all employees are great. Some are
dishonest; others are vindictive. Not surprisingly, ex-employees
who are fired due to dishonesty are the most likely ones to post a
defamatory blog about their former employer.
The Internet creates ideal opportunities for disgruntled former
employees to anonymously attack ex-employers, destroy individual
reputations and spread lies about companies they worked for. The
Internet is extremely effective when used for this wicked purpose.
After all, the Internet is the world's largest publication. As
the U.S. Supreme Court observed in Reno v. ACLU, with the
Internet "any person with a phone line can become a town crier
with a voice that resonates farther than it could from any
soapbox."
