From: Petter Reinholdtsen Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2012 21:47:38 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Publish. X-Git-Url: http://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/commitdiff_plain/e6acf1f1cb255691dfd48f4f0d3bd34d623cd103?ds=inline Publish. --- diff --git a/blog/data/2012-10-12-colon-crap.txt b/blog/data/2012-10-12-colon-crap.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..cbfda2563a --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/data/2012-10-12-colon-crap.txt @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +Title: ColonHelp produser sue WordPress to silence critic +Tags: english, skepsis +Date: 2012-10-12 23:50 + +

Thanks to a blog post by +Eddy +Petrișor, I became aware of yet another "alternative medicine" +company using legal intimidation tactics to scare off critics. +According to the originating blog post about the detox "cure" +ColonHelp +and its producers Zenyth Pharmaceuticals actions, the producer +sues Wordpress to get rid of the critical information. To check if +the story was for real, I contacted Automattic, the company behind +wordpress.com, and they reply was "We can confirm that Zenyth is +seeking a court order against WordPress / Automattic. However, we +don't believe the Terms of Service have been violated in this +matter".

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The story seem to be simply that a blogger checked the scientific +foundation for a popular health product in Rumania, ColonHelp, and +reported that there was no reason at all to believe it improved the +health of its users. This caused the company behind the product, +Zenyth Pharmaceuticals, to use legal intimidation to try to silence +the critic, instead of presenting its views and scientific foundation +to argue its side.

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This is the usual story, and the Zenyth Pharmaceuticals company +deserve everyone to know how it failed to act properly. Lets hope the +Streisand +effect can make it rethink its strategy.

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What is the harm, you might think. I suggest you take a look at +a list of +victims of detoxification.