Company Threatening To Sue 14-Year-Old YouTuber Over Bad Reviews

In a world where social media has taken over the social life of the average person and our children have not been spared. Despite its numerous advantages, social media has continued to be abused by users of all ages. There are several instances where social media has landed children into trouble, from cases such as kidnap, rape and harassment and even murder, the stories remain an unbridled growing threat to our society. 14-year-old Luqman Wadood is in serious trouble over a video series that may land him in Norwegian court for harassment charges.

Wadood had created a series titled “MacKeeper Sucks” which contained 5 videos describing the company’s product as a scam and contained several recordings of Wadood prank calling the service. The only exception is one video which was actually critical of the service, and according to Wadood, proves the service is a scam. The company fired back at the YouTuber, threatening to sue Wadood for an undisclosed amount for harassment.

youtuber.jpg2

 

They also threatened to sue for libel and slander based off Wadood’s videos which state that the service is a scam, and paints it in an unfavorable light.

Despite comments on Reddit claiming that MacKeeper may actually have a case against Wadood over his videos, can we take a step back and see that the company is suing a 14 year-old boy for being a 14 year-old boy?

Yes, it’s technically harassment, but instead of starting with a cease-and-desist (which this isn’t as it’s already been escalated to filing harassment claims against Wadood), the company immediately jumped the gun and sent the kid a legal notice. Not only that, the notice contained a thinly veiled threat regarding the cost of fighting the case versus removing the unfavorable video

youtuber

 

Wadood has removed four of the five videos listed, it is unknown is MacKeeper will continue litigation over the fifth video which Wadood claims he will not remove.

Parents this is a wake call for us to be very careful and watchful of what our children do on the internet in their leisure time. While the internet has remained a blessing to our generation, there are dangers to be aware of. We need to monitor our children and their activities over this summer. Please refer to our article 5 tips for keeping your teen safe online this summer

Source: whatstrending.com

Scroll to Top