There is also a big risk on WhatsApp if you indulge in insults towards someone: the law on this matter is very clear.
Nowadays it is really difficult to find someone who doesn't use WhatsApp regularly. In recent years, the user audience of the world's most famous messaging platform has grown enormously.
Even people who are inexperienced with technology or older people have come to appreciate the importance of this tool, which also allows you to stay in touch with your loved ones through voice messages, photos and videos.
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In addition, with WhatsApp it is possible to communicate with people who are together even on the other side of the worldin a simple, fast and above all free way.
The law punishes those who offend on WhatsApp: the risk is very high (Pianetacellular.it)
However, also when chatting with this app You have to remember to maintain proper behavior and don't let it become an outlet for your anger.
In fact, it is not uncommon in conversations on WhatsApp I grab insulting texts and insults. What happens in these cases? Is there a risk of defamation or insult?
First we have to establish ourselves the difference between insult and slander. In the first case, the communication is directed at the offended person, in the second case it is an offensive communication between several people, but in which the offended person did not speak to the perpetrator.
In summary, In the case of slander, the person being insulted is not present when the offense itself is expressed, unlike an insult.
Insults were decriminalized in 2016 and are therefore no longer a crime. However, it is for all intents and purposes a civil offenseTherefore, the offended person can claim compensation for the crime suffered.
The same rules also apply on WhatsApp. If the offended person is present in the conversation, there is an insult; otherwise it will be considered defamation. Given that the concept of presence in digital society can be open to thousands of interpretations, it is of course appropriate to evaluate it on a case-by-case basis.
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To give an example, if the crime were pronounced during a remote meeting If the offended person was present, the hypothesis would arise that the injury was committed in the presence of more than one person (and therefore a civil offense).
Another case is the possible sending of the crime in a WhatsApp group in which there are obviously several participants. According to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court of Cassation, defamation occurs when the offended person reads the offensive messages at a later date, i.e.
However, if the viewing of the message (or messages) occurs in the person's virtual presence serious injuries will occur (civil tort).
At the end, Even if the offense is present in the WhatsApp status, the criminal offense of defamation can be triggered. In fact, the crime is visible to all contacts in the perpetrator's address book.