False site defaming a person.

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    mattolehistory · Member ·

    I would like to get rid of a WordPress site. A vengeful ex-boyfriend of my sister’s has posted a WordPress blog AS IF he is she writing the blog. Since i don’t want to have the site get extra clicks or mortify my sister any further, i will not share her name (which is the name of the site) here. I would be happy to let any WordPress employee in on this, though.
    The fake site pretends that it’s my sister, confidently and in the first person claiming to be a massage therapist (which she is) and a sex worker (which she certainly isn’t). The latest entry has her voice claiming to miss this man horribly, and praying that he’ll come back to her. Anyway, it’s all a bunch of hurtful nonsense, but the local DA and police say they don’t have time for internet crime. However, being a licensed and certified massage practitioner, my sister does depend on the internet for business… and now people find this site, www.(her name).org, showing that she’s apparently a whack job and hoax.
    The site is the hoax.
    My sister is a real person with a facebook and a linkedin both in her name–and all the legal ID you could ask for. She doesn’t have a WordPress account, but her tormentor (obviously) does. And i do, that’s why i’m trying to help.

    Any official from WordPress could get in touch with the real person, my sister, and verify that this blog is NOT her work. It is defamatory and libelous and just plain rotten and mean.

    I thought this ‘Contact Us’ link would get me to a place where i could talk with a WordPress official. This is serious business… you wouldn’t think they would want to be sponsoring sites that are probably criminal in their fraudulence. However, now that i’m on the ‘Contact Us’ page, it’s apparently only a way to post in a forum. Well, maybe someone out there has an answer.
    Thank you!
    ~Laura Cooskey

    The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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    mattolehistory · Member ·

    No, the blog i need help with is not mattolehistory. That’s my blog. And as i said, i am not going to publish the name of the defamatory site. But i would like advice on how to reach someone who can help us disable the fraudulent and libelous blog in question.

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    mattolehistory · Member ·

    And any official could get in touch with the writer of the blog in question, and ascertain that he is not my sister. He wouldn’t even sound like her on the telephone! Does anyone suppose that WordPress would do that–ensure that the person claiming to write a blog, is indeed that person?

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    gemmacevans · Member ·

    Hi Laura,

    I would like to get rid of a WordPress site.

    Please report the site to us using this form:

    https://en.wordpress.com/abuse/

    You will have the option to select why you are reporting it and to provide additional information such as the URL (without posting them in a public place).

    Once you have completed the form, it will be reviewed by a member of staff. We will then be in touch if we need any further information from you.

    There is more information about the process in this guide:

    Report a Site

    Thanks!

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