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I realize this thread is flagged, but this reminded me of the recent situation in Thailand and the review on Tripadvisor. Thought I'd share in case you hadn't s

• rsynnott 6y ago
  Oh, yep, I should have caveated that as "lying about a company isn't generally a crime IN DEVELOPED DEMOCRACIES". Some countries do still have in-use criminal libel laws, and the story is different there.
  • dragonwriter 6y ago
    Several US states have criminal libel laws that might protect a company (particularly if the company is a bank or other financial institution, which seem to be the most common to be specifically protected.)
    • rsynnott 6y ago
      Are there any recent (this century) examples of _successful_ criminal libel actions in the US? I would've thought it'd be fairly clearly unconstitutional.
      • dragonwriter 6y ago
        > Are there any recent (this century) examples of _successful_ criminal libel actions in the US? This century is very young for laws that were never frequently invoked, but, yes, at least one in Kansas in 2002: https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/941/criminal-libel https://www.mtsu.edu/first-amendment/article/941/criminal-li...