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If the material posted about your company is capable of being defamatory you can bring a civil claim against both the author of the statement and the social networking site (as publisher) for damages to compensate for the harm caused to reputation. Be warned though, this can be an expensive and time consuming process.[\/vc_column_text][\/toggle][toggle color=&#8221;Default&#8221; title=&#8221;Can I get offensive comments removed from a social networking site?&#8221;][vc_column_text]Yes you can and there are two routes to achieving this. Firstly, you should write to the employee concerned (in addition to requiring them to attend a disciplinary hearing!) and formally request that they remove the offending material from the site. 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