TheGlobe.com controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2011
Litigation related to SendTec sale
The company was sued in connection with the 2005 sale of a subsidiary called SendTec to RelationServ Media, which subsequently failed.
2006
CAN-SPAM and California anti-spam litigation
TheGlobe.com sent unsolicited messages to MySpace users and was sued under the federal CAN-SPAM Act and a similar California statute. A California court ruled against the company. The anticipated potential judgment contributed to the collapse of its remaining operating businesses.
2003
GloPhone patent litigation
Sprint Nextel sued TheGlobe.com in connection with alleged patent infringement involving the company's discontinued VoIP business.
2000
Shareholder and corporate litigation
The company became subject to six putative shareholder class-action lawsuits during the period of its post-IPO decline.
1999
Public scrutiny of executive lifestyle
A CNN report showing co-founder Stephan Paternot celebrating in a Manhattan nightclub drew widespread criticism and turned him into a symbol of the conspicuous consumption associated with the dot-com bubble. The episode damaged the company's public image, although it was part of broader scrutiny of internet-company executives rather than a finding of corporate wrongdoing.