Using information network to slander others, under any of the following circumstances, shall be deemed as serious:
1. The same defamatory information has actually been clicked, viewed more than 5000 times, or forwarded more than 500 times;
2. Causing serious consequences such as mental disorder, self-mutilation and suicide of the victim or his close relatives;
3. Being subject to administrative punishment for libel within two years, and defaming others;
4. Defamation refers to deliberate fabrication and dissemination of fictional facts, which is enough to degrade the personality and damage the reputation of others, and the circumstances are serious. The object of this crime is the same as the crime of insult, which is the personal dignity and reputation right of others. The object of criminal infringement is a natural person.
legal ground
Article 42 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment commits one of the following acts, and shall be detained for less than 5 days or fined for less than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for more than 5 days 10 days, and may also be fined up to 500 yuan:
(1) writing threatening letters or threatening the personal safety of others by other means;
(2) publicly insulting others or fabricating facts to slander others;
(3) fabricating facts, falsely accusing and framing others, and attempting to subject others to criminal investigation or public security administration punishment;
(4) Threatening, insulting, beating or retaliating against witnesses and their close relatives;
(5) sending obscene, insulting, intimidating or other information for many times to interfere with the normal life of others;
(six) voyeurism, sneak shots, eavesdropping, spreading the privacy of others. Article 246 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) (1) Whoever publicly insults others or fabricates facts to slander others by violence or other means, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights.
(two) the crimes listed in the preceding paragraph, except those that seriously endanger social order and national interests, can only be dealt with if they are told.
(3) If the victim informs the people's court of the acts specified in the first paragraph through the information network, but it is really difficult to provide evidence, the people's court may request the public security organ to provide assistance.