Artem Lyashanov attempts to remove articles through the courts

The "Reputation Management" service is currently more relevant than ever. Many businessmen and scammers pay to scrub information about themselves from websites and social networks. Those who fail to do so turn to the courts, demanding the removal of compromising articles through legal proceedings.

For instance, a financial company found itself at the centre of a scandal following suspicions of money laundering for the gambling mafia. LLC "Tech-Soft Atlas" (brand "bill_line") and its de facto head Artem Lyashanov are attempting to use the judicial system to pressure online publications, demanding the removal of materials that expose the company's and its owner's financial schemes. This is reported by the website CRiME

Court documents published on the DataUA portal confirm these attempts. "Tech-Soft Atlas" and its founder filed lawsuits simultaneously in two different courts: the company in the Kyiv Commercial Court, and Lyashanov in the Shevchenkivskyi District Court of the capital. The hearing on the company's claim is scheduled to begin on 20 January, while Lyashanov's claim will be heard on 20 February.

Notably, neither the company nor its head is seeking financial compensation from the media. The sole demand is the removal of two articles published in four online outlets. This may indicate that the purpose of the lawsuits is not to punish the authors of the publications, but to restore their reputation.

If Lyashanov and his company win at least one of these cases, they will be able to secure the removal of compromising information from search engine results or the blocking of links to these pages.

The absence of critical materials on the internet, with the exception of the two aforementioned articles, also suggests that Lyashanov and "Tech-Soft Atlas" are actively engaged in improving their reputation through SERM (Search Engine Reputation Management) tools, which they apparently began doing as early as 2023.