How do I deal with a cyberstalker

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    rollingronny · Member ·

    How do I contact someone with regard to having a blog removed? I’m having trouble with a cyberstalker who has created a wp.com blog (that is, one actually hosted on WordPress, NOT one that’s privately hosted using the WP software) solely dedicated to harassment and defamationl directed against me, which includes some very disturbing content and seems to be in very clear breach of the cyberstalking laws.

    But I can find no way to complain about it. The “support” form only allows for the reporting of problems with MY blog, and while I tried using it anyway my email has been completely ignored after several days – with not even so much as an acknowledgement that it arrived and is in a queue or something – and there appears to be no other way to contact WordPress.

    This is a fairly serious matter, but I’d rather not involve the police if I can help it, because they have better things to do. However, if WP simply doesn’t care what laws people use its service to break, totally ignores people who are being attacked illegally via WP blogs, and completely abdicates its responsibilities as a webhost, I won’t have much option.

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    featheredfiends · Member ·

    wow. that sucks, people are so fricking weird.

    try http://en.support.wordpress.com/contact/ fill in your blog details and the blog that you want removed/checked in the text box.

    Hope that helps and good luck.

    Marianne

    [link signature removed since there not allowed in the WP.com forums -sk]

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    featheredfiends · Member ·

    I found an email address: abuse-report at wordpress dot com

    {Email address edited by Slik,]

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    rollingronny · Member ·

    Thanks very much, will try that email address.

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    ellephotographers · Member ·

    I have had the same problem, this person has followed me from site to site for a good 7 years! People have some serious problems!

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    timethief · Member ·

    Please read these:
    http://en.wordpress.com/freedom-of-speech/

    http://en.wordpress.com/abuse/
    Defamation, abuse, threats: We only suspend content that is clearly threatening.
    We suspend blogs or blog posts for the following types of abuse:
    * Personal threats and lies
    * Calls to violence
    * Impersonation of a private person

    http://en.wordpress.com/complaints/

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