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Except this further increases our class divide. The rich can bury any and all negative coverage by spending loads of money creating fake websites and fake news. If you get arrested (not even found guilty, just arrested!) and your mugshot is plastered all over the Internet whenever someone searches your name, can you afford to do the same? Can all people?

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That's why I said in most instances, of course there are instances where people without influence have their lives destroyed by negative news coverage. Wouldn't it be great if there was a non-profit organization that operated like Status Labs with a mission like the Innocence Project or even helped ex-cons clean up their reputation upon re-entry into society?

> The rich can bury any and all negative coverage by spending loads of money creating fake websites and fake news.

Ah, that's why nobody has negative views of anyone rich.

I have been hearing lots of positive reviews, even from comment boards themselves. It seems like there are some firms that are too good at it. I think the more positive things I end up hearing about someone rich, the worse feeling I get of them, as if they overspent.. the dirtier you are, the more scrubbing you do.

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