A More Relaxed Defamation Standard For Online Comments?

Law360, New York ( June 12, 2014, 10:32 AM EDT) -- With the proliferation of social media, the frequency and impact of potentially defamatory statements have similarly increased. Indeed, "criticism on the Internet is often so recklessly communicated that the harm to its targets, particularly in the financial arena, may extend far beyond what is covered by rules applicable to oral rhetoric and pamphleteering." Krinsky v. Doe 6, 159 Cal. App. 4th 1154, 1164 (2008)....

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