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In the StopKor editorial office, they announced an attempt to get a Google search result listing of a publication about Sergii Ostapchuk removed. The material described is one in which journalists wrote about the sale of trading courses, their price, and interactions with a program representative.
The editorial team ties the situation to a complaint about alleged copyright infringement. At the same time, StopKor notes that the material is an original journalistic text prepared by the editorial staff.
According to the publication, the article discussed Ostapchuk's offers of training in trading and the stated prices of training packages—from $550 to $1995. Journalists also drew attention to user reviews and the activity of the office in Kyiv's Gulliver shopping mall.
Currently, the editorial board is trying to determine who exactly filed the complaint with Google, which materials formed the basis for the appeal, and whether this concerns a mechanism for copyright protection.
At the same time, StopKor does not claim that Ostapchuk himself or someone from his circle filed the complaint. There is also no confirmation at present that he or related individuals organized the attempt to remove the publication from search.
The editorial board stated that they plan to challenge possible requests to remove the material and to provide evidence of authorship.
Earlier, StopKor reported a series of DMCA complaints to Google regarding materials mentioning Yurii Holyk. The editorial board at that time claimed that the selective nature of such requests could indicate an attempt to hide undesirable publications under the pretext of copyright protection. At the same time, this remains the editorial board’s version rather than established fact.
Document: PDF proof of the original version of the news item "Статтю про Остапчука намагаються прибрати з Google: у ”СтопКорі” підозрюють маніпуляції зі скаргами на авторські права". It records the publication content at the moment of the first scan, the preservation date and the source: NARDEP 24.