I had written about EPerks before, noting their odd campaign of paying bloggers to say nice things about them and wondering about their effectiveness.

The post received several comments, including one from a Vlad Zablotskyy, discussing his concerns he had with the firm. Several months later I received a request from Mr. Zablotskyy asking me to please delete his comments, as he had received a Cease-and-Desist letter from attorney representing EPerks, and he didn’t want any further trouble.

It’s been a few months now, so perhaps Mr. Zablotskyy’s got his own attorney now or he’s just got a little braver, but he’s finally written about his ordeal here:

Chilling Effect: How A Behemoth Company Can Silence A Blogger

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