Article 10 1 of the General Principles of Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that citizens and legal persons enjoy the right of reputation and their personal dignity is protected by law. It is forbidden to damage the reputation of citizens and legal persons by insulting or slandering.
Article 42 of the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment commits one of the following acts, and shall be detained for less than 5 days or fined for less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for more than 5 days 10 days, and may also be fined up to 500 yuan.
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Abuse others in public places may bear legal responsibility. In today's developed network, can you abuse others at will through WeChat group without taking legal responsibility? A few days ago, the People's Court of daxin county, Guangxi made a judgment on a dispute over the right of reputation. The answer was yes, that is, the defendant was ordered to issue an apology statement in his circle of friends, apologize to the plaintiff, and compensate 800 yuan for the plaintiff's mental damage.
As an information exchange platform, WeChat is open and spread. Convenient, fast and widely spread. The defendant posted slanderous, insulting and demeaning information about the plaintiff in WeChat group, and distributed personal photos of the plaintiff, which caused the public dissemination of relevant information, caused others to speculate on the plaintiff's reputation, damaged the plaintiff's reputation right and infringed on the strict reputation right, and should bear tort liability according to law.
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China Court Network-WeChat group insults others and damages their reputation, and it is bound to bear legal responsibility.