Screen Rant Owner Valnet Issues Further Demands To Silence Journalist Reporting

By Joshua Tyler
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For the previous few months, I’ve been working to report on the present state of Google search outcomes, with an intention to assist Unbiased Publishers higher perceive what’s taking place. Final month, Valnet (the large media firm that owns websites like Display screen Rant, Recreation Rant, Collider, Comedian E book Assets, The Gamer, Open Critic, Twin Shockers, and plenty of others) started issuing authorized threats demanding that I take away my past reporting on their firm and its place in Google’s search outcomes.

Valnet’s preliminary letter demanding my silence will be read in full here.

I responded to these threats by informing them I might not comply. You can read my full response here.

In gentle of my refusal to give up my constitutionally protected First Modification rights, Valnet’s authorized council has knowledgeable me they are going to be “monitoring” all of my “articles, social media posts and different public actions.” Precisely what these “public actions” are just isn’t made clear of their communication.

If I would like Valent to cease “monitoring” me, I’ll need to delete previous references I’ve made to their firm and keep away from making them once more sooner or later.

Under are two examples of X posts I’ve made that Valnet is demanding the removing of. Quite a few different examples will be discovered of their full communication, included with this text.

Under you possibly can learn the total textual content of Valnet’s letter to my authorized council.