At present, WeChat, Douyin, Kuaishou and other short ** platforms have become an important tool for the public to communicate and participate in social activities in daily life, many people like to record and share their lives on the ** platform, but freedom of speech is by no means arbitrary, if you publish content that harms the interests of others, you may bear the corresponding legal responsibility.
Real casesXiao Wang (pseudonym), as a blogger on the short platform, has a certain number of fans, and the authenticity of the attached content published through his account lacks objective basis, and he fails to fulfill the obligation of reasonable verification of the derogatory and defamatory content, misleading the general public's resentment and curse against the plaintiff, and seriously damaging Party A's reputation.
Court decision1. On the effective date of this judgment, the defendant Xiao Wang (pseudonym) immediately deleted the ** related to Party A published on the Weibo and Douyin platforms.
2. Within 10 days of the effective date of this judgment, defendant Xiao Wang issued an apology statement on the short ** platform to eliminate the impact.
3. Defendant Xiao Wang shall pay the plaintiff's reasonable expenses (attorney's fees) of 5,000 yuan within 10 days of the effective date of this judgment.
4. Reject the plaintiff's other litigation claims.
The Internet is not a "legal blind spot", and cyberspace is by no means a "place outside the law". In the era of self-governance, the majority of netizens should enhance their awareness of the rule of law, self-discipline and bottom line, be responsible for their words and deeds, and jointly create a clean and upright online environment.