DEFAMATORY SPEECH
Speech or writing that is likely to damage someone's good reputation by saying something bad and untrue about them.
If the defamatory words are in print or the media, it is libel. Oral defamatory statements are categorized as slander.
To ensure your question includes the keyword "defamatory content" without including any defamatory content, you can ask: "How can I identify and address defamatory content on a website or social media platform?"
Yes, an opinion can be defamatory if it is presented as a fact and harms someone's reputation.
His defamatory remarks about the company ruined it's reputation.
The minister's comments made his image defamatory. It means decreasing or damaging someone's status.
He sued the newspaper for defamation of character.
A statement is considered defamatory if it is false, harmful to someone's reputation, and communicated to a third party.
SLANDER
No law prohibits that. Discussing opinions is not defamatory - only asserting false FACTS is defamatory.
Libel: Defamatory statements made in writing, such as through social media, emails, or publications. Slander: Defamatory statements made verbally, such as in speeches, conversations, or broadcasts.
Mildly defamatory, suggestive of scandal or wrongdoing about someone.
It can be, but it depends on the manner in which it's used.