IMPACT OF ONLINE DEFAMATION DEPEND ON SOCIAL MEDIA

AUTHOR – MR. MD JIYAUDDIN & DR. SUNITA BANERJEE, ASSISTANT PROFESSORS OF LAW, VEL TECH RANGARAJAN DR. SAGUNTHALA R&D INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

BEST CITATION – MR. MD JIYAUDDIN & DR. SUNITA BANERJEE, IMPACT OF ONLINE DEFAMATION DEPEND ON SOCIAL MEDIA, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (1) OF 2025, PG. 912-918, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.

Abstract

The internet has transformed the basic right to freedom of speech and expression by acting as a worldwide computer network. In the days before the internet, it was a luxury for very few people to write an essay, book, or poetry and have it published. That time period prevented the masses from using their right to free speech and expression in its fullest sense. In contrast, the internet serves as a worldwide platform for communication. In front of a worldwide audience, it offers its netizens countless chances and forms of expression. The worldwide platform for the basic right to freedom of speech and expression is incredibly democratic and incredibly user-friendly. The internet’s important properties of anonymity and invisibility encourage speech and expression without fear. The internet can be used and abused just as effectively as it can be used as a communication and expression medium. Defamation is the deliberate dissemination of false information that damages another person’s reputation or good name, whether by writing or public speech. Defamation encompasses the common law torts of slander, which involves spoken comments, and libel, which involves written or printed claims. It is noteworthy that slander and libel may both be perpetrated online.

Keywords: Right to freedom of speech and expression, Democratic, Reputation, Dissemination and Defamation.