Editing Universal Medicine (section)

== Criticism removed from Google searches ==

Universal Medicine uses the services of private investigations firm Phoenix Global for online [[reputation management]].<ref name="TelegraphBullied"/><ref name="ChillingEffects"/><ref name="aus-picaresque">{{cite news |url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/gold-coast-developer-tony-smith-and-his-strange-journey/news-story/e63f5d626dcfee147970e4617570d1c3 |title=Gold Coast developer Tony Smith and his strange journey |last=Guilliatt |first=Richard |date=16 April 2016 |work=The Australian |archive-url=https://archive.today/20171017223413/http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/weekend-australian-magazine/gold-coast-developer-tony-smith-and-his-strange-journey/news-story/e63f5d626dcfee147970e4617570d1c3 |archive-date=17 October 2017 |url-status=dead |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Benhayon says he has nothing to hide and claims the print media has printed "scurrilous lies" and "that the false allegations are nothing but an orchestrated vindictive attack".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://au.news.yahoo.com:80/today-tonight/lifestyle/article/-/14419028/healing-gurus-cult-resort/ |title=Healing guru's 'cult resort' |last=Doorley |first=Neil |date=31 July 2012 |website=Today Tonight - 7 Network |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603014058/http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/lifestyle/article/-/14419028/healing-gurus-cult-resort/ |archive-date=3 June 2013 |via=Yahoo!7}}
{{cite AV media |title=Universal Medicine Cult |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hTjrQocAXw |publisher=Today Tonight |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref name="ABC1">{{cite news |url=http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/07/24/3552125.htm |title=The owner of a controversial north coast health centre says claims that it offers alternative cancer treatments are false |last1=MacKenzie |first1=B |date=25 July 2012 |work=ABC North Coast |last2=Frazier |first2=J |location=NSW Australia}}</ref><ref name=":04">{{Cite news |url=https://www.echo.net.au/2012/07/its-a-smear-campaign-health-group-leader/ |title=It's a smear campaign: health-group leader |last=Feliu |first=Luis |date=26 July 2012 |work=Echonetdaily |location=Byron Bay NSW}}</ref> He and his associates had submitted numerous legal complaints to [[Google]] Australia to remove links to Internet news articles, websites or blogs that might question or criticise UM.<ref name="doubtful"/><ref name=":46"/> Google Australia reportedly acted on complaints about more than 15 independent websites, as well as reports from seven news organisations.<ref name="ChillingEffects"/><ref name="ChillingEffects2">{{cite web |url=https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/315766# |author=Universal Law via Chilling Effects |date=2013-02-05 |title=Infringement Notification via Websearch Complaint |work=[[Chilling Effects]] |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150105113148/https://www.chillingeffects.org/notices/315766 |archive-date=2015-01-05}}</ref> According to a report in ''[[The Daily Telegraph (Sydney)|The Daily Telegraph]]'', 36 blogs had been removed. Links to television news reports, ABC radio reports and newspaper articles critical of Universal Medicine had also been removed from Google search results.<ref name="TelegraphBullied"/><ref name="ChillingEffects2"/> According to the affected parties, Google undertook the removals without court orders or notifying publishers.<ref name=":46"/><ref name="doubtful"/>