DEFAMATORY CONTENT ONLINE

Social Media:

Facebook/Instagram/X Posts:

• "John Doe is a scammer, don't pay him"

• "Mike Smith stole money from the company"

• "Jane Green is a bad person"

Public comments:

• Comments under others' posts that offend you

• Defamatory tweet replies

• Offensive YouTube comments

Stories/Reels:

• Even if temporary (24h), screenshots provide evidence

• Instant but documentable defamation

Websites/Blogs:

Defamatory articles:

• Personal blogs with false accusations

• "Counter-information" sites with defamation

• Forums with offensive threads

False/offensive reviews:

• Google My Business: "Dirty restaurant, dishonest owner"

• TripAdvisor: false reviews to damage

• Trustpilot: defamation disguised as reviews

Groups/Chats:

Facebook/WhatsApp Groups:

• If messages shared with multiple people

• Even private chats if later disseminated

Telegram/Discord:

• Public channels or large groups

Video/Podcasts:

YouTube:

• Videos that defame you

• Offensive descriptions

Podcasts:

• Episodes with false accusations

WHEN IT DOES NOT APPLY 

Exercise of right to report:

Requirements (all necessary):

• True fact (objective truth)

• Public interest (relevance to the community)

• Restraint (correct form, not gratuitous offense)

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Exercise of right to criticize:

Requirements:

• Personal opinion (not attribution of false facts)

• Factual basis (true facts from which opinion derives)

• Public interest or legitimate private interest

• Expressive restraint

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