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Question #10 Defamation-Chris Calnan Christopher Calnan posted May 18, 2022 10:00 PM to Group 2 Subscribe Defamation can be defined as an oral or written false statement against someone that harms their reputation. Online, such defamation can constitute libel, which is defamation with a permanent record such as on social [1] media Defamation cases are widely seen as very difficult due to the need to establish reputational damage-which can be very challenging-as well as being expensive and time-consuming [2] . As well, there is usually insufficient evidence to pursue legal action. If a person wants to have a good-to-great chance of winning, they must have irrefutable evidence that the harassment has damaged their personal lives, reputations and/or careers. If harassment is occurring online, where someone can easily see it, take a screenshot and show law enforcement, that should be easy, right? However, there are challenges in identifying whether or not someone is cyberbullying another, or when someone is stating their opinion. Cyberbullying usually directly targets an individual online as a direct attempt to harass them. This can typically be distinguished from something like a person leaving a critical online review of a restaurant, which is not a deliberate attempt at harassment. Keeping this in mind, online defamation should be considered defamation when it is an explicit attempt at harassment or directing others to harass someone or a group. However, even when this happens, police typically default to criminal harassment charges if the bullying reaches a certain level; if there is not enough to charge them with harassment, the typical reaction is to treat is as a civil case, which can be incredibly expensive and [3] rests on a court's personal judgement If one can't pursue legal action, other actions can be taken. A very good way to do so would be saving the evidence and contacting a lawyer to advise you and determine if harassment would qualify as defamation without going to court. scope of the defamatic can be determined, one can develop an appropriate course of [4] action, such as contacting the website to remove the information or even issue a cease-and-desit notice if these actions can be taken quickly and countered effectively, online harassment can be dealt with very effectively. s CH Type here to search C O II 6 10