If you have a blog, even an amateur one, on which you manage reviews or sharing experiences, pay attention to the comments of your readers as, since the beginning of this year, the managers of the sites within which the contents considered have been published defamatory, they can be subject to lawsuit.
It is the first time that the Supreme Court has expressed itself on the matter, going against a sentence of the European Court of Human Rights, which holds the managers not responsible even for anonymous comments.
The fact is that since 2017, anyone who manages a site is responsible for the comments published on it .
The risk is to be convicted of “contributing to defamation”, a measure therefore not to be taken lightly.
It has not yet been defined whether the same policy can be applied to comments posted on social networks such as Facebook, but the issue will certainly have significant repercussions on the web information system.
Regardless of the possible evolutions, always check the comments on your blog and do not hesitate not to publish or delete those that can be interpreted as defamatory. Whether you are a professional or do it as a hobby.
Also remember to always insert a captcha in the comment form, in order to protect your site from spammer bots , which use this flaw to insert spam posts.
