As a result of Google libel lawsuits and other libel court cases, it has long been established that libelous and defamatory statements are meant to ruin the reputation of an individual, institution, nation, business, product and other bodies. It is a cyber-attempt to destroy a reputation and public image by making false either allegations or accusations or attacks at another’s integrity. It has become common practice in many societies and countries such as in the world business or education or work to discredit another by misrepresentation using the Internet as a medium.

Although such practices are unethical and illegal, people do not have any moral concern to adopt such destructive and vindictive behavior. Indeed, even though in Google libel lawsuits, the blame is being put on Google, people should not undermine that behind these libelous and defamatory contents, there are human beings. Hence, these libel lawsuits reveal much on human nature and the destructive capacity of man to consciously and deliberately ruin another’s life and subsequently another’s self.

Many people specialized in the Internet related legal matters rightly shed light that matters related to search engines, including libel lawsuits, subpoenas and other related concerns are relatively new issues that, until now, were under researched. Therefore, conflicting judgments and errors are meant to happen that will contribute in the analysis of these problems. For some proponents, since Google is neither the author nor the reproducer of the entire libelous and defamatory contents it does not libel nor defame. However, others highlight that it passes on the objectionable and damaging materials, and therefore, Google’s responsibility cannot be ignored nor undermined.

These legal and social concerns, indeed, remain to be explored to have informed and in-depth insights in these Internet cases. However, the core point that Google libel lawsuits are raising is: should Google and thus search engines and webmasters be held responsible for the contents they host and the materials they display in their search results? Until now, opinions and stands are rather mitigated, which is understandable given that these questions are not only complex legal issues but have broader social and legal implications.

The Google libel lawsuits and other libel court cases go beyond the question of should publishers be held responsible for the materials they publish or not. They raise concerns about constitutional rights and especially regarding the first amendment of the United States that forbids the restriction of freedom of speech and of the press. However, what is the status of Google in relation to this amendment since when it was written, the Internet did not exist. While for some Internet is an essential vehicle of the first amendment, others prone the censorship of Google and of the Internet that raised heightened reactions that such decision would be anti-constitutional.

Some people opine that ‘libel tourism’ and libel laws may endanger the free circulation and publication of information and ideas. They fear that an abusive and wrong use of libel laws may in the long term restrict and constrain freedom of speech and opinion to the sanctioned marketplace of opinions.