they helped clear or credit and after bullying us for so long, klear gear never bothered to show up toefend themselves in court. throughout our entire ordeal he only wanted two things come of it all traces of klear gear actions against us were cleared from his credit and to do everything we could to ensure nobody else ever had to have to experience the nightmare that we endured. we want congress to ban the clauses and we applaud the committee for addressing the problem by giving the federal trade commission and the authority the power to go after companies that use them. we are the only victims of this type of contact of public is public citizen has recorded several times on their website. they do not have the power to restrict speech or publish people who criticize. it needs to stop. companies should earn their reputation honestly with good products and services and fair dealing. we think states should be free to enforce the law in every way they can. i was glad to share the restriction barring the offices from hiding outside attorneys could be removed. i'm grateful for the opportunit

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. >> the company, a gift store called klear gear.com wrote back with a warning. >> you violated a clause in our terms of service, we're going to fine you $3500 i you don't pay the review down. >> known as a gag clause, they called it an effort to prevent the publishing of libelous content, similar language slipped into contracts by everyone from travel agents to dentists. the federal trade commission is pill manufacturer roca labs for threatening unsatisfied consumers who posted negative reviews. >> this is essentially online bullying. you're infringing on people's rights, their freedom. >> senator john thune led a hearing wednesday where one expert told the panel businesses would be more effective tackling negative feedback head on. >> if the company manager, whoever that might be, affirmatively responds to that review , and says we're sorry, or thanks for the review , we're going to try to fix that problem, it actually turns out that that gets them better result s with consumers. >> now senators are considering bipartisan legislation to make these clauses illegal. >> the average person

a company called klear gear.com wrote back with a warning. >> they said you violated our order abouthe federal trade commission is taking action against roca ads with who fined people for posting negative reviews. >> you're impinging on people's rights. >> reporter: businesses would be more effective tackling negative feedback head on. >> if the company manager, whoever that might be, affirmatively responds to that reeview and says we're sorry, thanks for that review, we're going to try to fix that problem, that actually gets them better reviews from consumers. >> the average person is never going to understand was being done to them. i think many of them would run in horror. >> reporter: for the palmers, what happened was a horror story. >> he went for a credit card and got denied. we were denied a car loan. >> in 2014, a judge ruled in palmer's favor, awarding a $300,000 settlement. >> i hope nobody ever has to go through that nightmare, nobody has to feel scared, humiliated and bullied by a business. >> reporter: california is the only state that has its own laws prohibiting gag l