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Author:Youth Hubei Time:2022.08.12

Published on the WeChat circle of friends

Enterprise has a negative evaluation of false information

Does it constitute an infringement of reputation?

Recently, Zhuhai Intermediate People's Court in Guangdong Province

Determine in the WeChat circle of friends

Release unrealistic negative information

Cases of infringing reputation

Couple paid for others

Posted false information in the circle of friends

Xiaoming (pseudonym) and Xiaoli (pseudonym) are a couple. Xiaoli is a college student. Xiaoming serves as the Jugu Education Consulting Center.

In September 2021, Xiaoli paid an unreasonable negative information on the circle of friends who paid the online celebrity WeChat account in the campus to publish a certain Education Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Chengxiang Company"). The next day, Xiaoming paid in his WeChat work group to ask others to forward the false negative information of a certain company.

It is understood that there is a competitive relationship between the Juxian Education Consultation Center and the Chinese company, and both have postgraduate training programs.

Enterprise filed a lawsuit for reputation

The second instance is sentenced!

The company filed a lawsuit with the People's Court of Jinwan District, Zhuhai City, and asked Xiaoming and Xiaoli to issue an apology statement in their respective WeChat friends circles, and compensated the economic losses and reputation losses for a total of 50,000 yuan.

The court of first instance was tried,

The behavior of Xiaoming and Xiaoli in accordance with the law constitutes the right to infringement. Xiaoming and Xiaoli need to use WeChat when using infringement to issue a statement or apology letter in their WeChat friends circle to clarify the facts and apologize for the company. For 60 consecutive days, the scope of their respective WeChat friends circles should be set to the range of the last six months without setting packets to be visible and shielded.

At the same time, Xiaoming and Xiaoli paid 6,000 yuan to the company. Xiaoming and Xiaoli refused to accept the first trial judgment and appealed to the Zhuhai Intermediate People's Court, requesting to reject all the company's request for a certain company.

The court of second instance believes that

Xiaoli released a circle of friends to unspecified third parties that are not conducive to the reputation of a company's reputation;

Xiaoming known to Xiaoli spread the false facts, and still required others to repost in the WeChat work group where it carried out the promotion business. The evaluation of the service of a certain company has damaged the overall reputation and image of the company, and should bear the corresponding legal responsibility.

In the second instance, the first trial judgment was maintained. Xiaoming and Xiaoli must issue or apologize for 60 days in a consecutive day in their respective WeChat friends circle, and paid 6,000 yuan in compensation to the company.

Judge: WeChat friends circle is not outside the law

In this regard, Wang Dan, judge of the Zhuhai Intermediate People's Court, said:

As a new way of information exchanges and communication, the WeChat circle of friends has become a platform and tools for people to show daily life, express personal speech, and comment in the world.

The WeChat circle of friends is not a place outside the law. When making remarks in the WeChat circle of friends, you need to be cautious and respect the legitimate rights and interests of the law and others.

The false news of the fabricated fabrication in the WeChat circle of friends has caused the reputation of others (including the reduction of the social evaluation of the business subject and the damage to goodwill), which may constitute civil infringement. civil liability.

In accordance with relevant laws, the use of information networks to infringe on the personal rights and interests of others, the scope of compensation loss not only includes the direct property loss and mental damage of the infringer, but also the infringement or the entrusted agent to investigate the infringement, obtain evidence, etc. Reasonable cost.

WeChat circle of friends is a tool for us to share life

But it is not a place outside the law

When making speech in the circle of friends

We have to say cautiously

Respect the legitimate rights and interests of the law and others

It is also protecting yourself

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