How bad does a comment have to be to be counted as defamation?
- A comment will be defamatory if it has damaged or has the potential to damage someone’s reputation and that person has suffered or could suffer from the damage.
- There is no minimum standard as to how damaging the content needs to be.
- However the degree of damage will affect the amount of damages or compensation awarded.
Read some more FAQS from our Defamation section