Wikipedia and Google looked like innocent serial killers

Nathaniel White killed six women in New York in the early 90s. But he's not the Nathaniel White you'll see in a Google search Pictures with his name.

He is also not the man who for two years appeared in a picture on σελίδα Wikipedia and listed him as a serial killer, along with descriptions of his victims, including a 14-year-old and several mothers.

The man in these pictures is not a serial killer and has never been to New York. But his image has been circulating on the Internet for years, on Wikipedia, on Google and in various news about the murders. One mistake led an irrelevant man in Florida to live in constant fear of revenge.

It started when the program Discovery Channel “Evil Lives Here”, που προβλήθηκε στις 13 Αυγούστου του 2018, έδειξε μια λάθος εικόνα του White σαν κατά συρροή δολοφόνο. Η εικόνα εμφανίστηκε μόνο για μια στιγμή, αλλά από εκεί και μετά προστέθηκε στη Wikipedia και εξαπλώθηκε στο Google Images. Μέχρι την Πέμπτη, αν αναζητούσατε στο Google “Nathaniel White”, θα εμφανιζόταν το πρόσωπο λάθος άνδρα μαζί με τα αποτελέσματα αναζήτησης για τον δολοφόνο.

White filed a lawsuit against Discovery last year, alleging invasion of privacy, defamation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The complaint includes the companies Google, Facebook, Twitter, Wikipedia Inc. many other search engines and technology companies.

Last month, a judge ruled that under section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, these companies were not responsible for what happened to White. The Discovery case is still ongoing.

White's lawyer, Charles Barfield, Reported on Motherboard that this situation was "traumatic, emotionally, and psychologically" for his client.

"His image is everywhere. She had to dress up. And in a strange way, the situation with COVID, we believe, saved his life. Wearing a mask helped in disguise ". He was once approached by a neighbor who saw the Discovery program and thought he was the serial killer.