Libelous staements about Me by another Blogger

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  diggingforclues · Member · Mar 5, 2016 at 2:40 pm

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  Trying to have a blog shut down because of Libelous statements about Myself and others. How do I contact someone in person or fill out a complaint form. I cannot seem to find a link for this.

  Thank You
  John

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

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2016 at 5:02 pm

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  Hi there,

  Complaints like this one are not dealt with here on the public support forums. Only Terms of Service Staff have authority in such cases and their authority applies to blogs hosted by WordPress.COM, not to any others.

  Abuse – Freedom of Speech:
  http://en.wordpress.com/freedom-of-speech/
  http://en.wordpress.com/abuse/
  http://en.wordpress.com/complaints/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/report-blogs/

  Our role is to direct those who post to the relevant support docs like http://en.wordpress.com/abuse/ and request that Support Staff close the thread, as only Terms of Service Staff have authority in these cases.

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  timethief · Member · Mar 5, 2016 at 5:02 pm

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  Court orders: Cases of defamation and impersonation require a court order before we can take action. Official, signed court orders can be emailed to (email visible only to moderators and staff).