Harassing blog

[aer17]

My jurisdiction is: USA

My friend is currently in India and her ex boyfriend has posted a very awful blog about her and her family. We have all tried to get him to take it down. He is using the Harvard network to put the blog up. All of the information on the blog is untrue and is definitely a case of slander. Is there anything we can do to get the blog down until my friend returns to press charges?

 

[Michael Wechsler]

Sorry to hear about the issue.

1) You probably want to speak to a lawyer and ensure yourself of preserving all the evidence that was posted. This may include requiring Harvard University to maintain a backup of the system for evidentiary purposes and prevent its destruction (as is typically routine, e.g. a backup tape is reused every few months and old data rewritten.)

2) I am fairly confident that the blog will be taken down quickly should Harvard be notified. In virtually all schools that I am aware, the use of their systems for harassment is strictly prohibited and a violation of their terms of us.

Best of luck.