VANCOUVER—A British Columbia bride has been ordered to pay more than $100,000 to a wedding photographer for unleashing an online torrent of defamatory comments that eventually destroyed the business. “That goal was successful,” Weatherill says in the written ruling released online. “The case is an example of the dangers of using the internet to publish information without proper regard for its accuracy,” he says. She claimed the defence of fair comment — that her statements were a matter of public interest and based on fact. The judge also noted Liao’s false allegations posted on Chinese-language blogs, forums and social media sites were aimed specifically at causing “tremendous harm” to Chan’s reputation with her mainly Chinese clientele.

Source: thestar March 01, 2018 23:26 UTC