Feuding couples lead rise in online slander
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Disgruntled">Disgruntled</span> <span word="divorcees">divorcees</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="turning">turning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vent">vent</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="partners">partners</span>, <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sharp">sharp</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="lawsuits">lawsuits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="defamation">defamation</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="judges">judges</span>.</p><p><span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="slander">slander</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="libel">libel</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span>, <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="psychologists">psychologists</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ease">ease</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span>.</p><p>"<span word="People">People</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="publish">publish</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="space">space</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="micro">micro</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="forum">forum</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Hao">Hao</span> <span word="Peng">Peng</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="veteran">veteran</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="specializes">specializes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="civil">civil</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Haidian">Haidian</span> <span word="District">District</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="libel">libel</span> <span word="cases">cases</span> <span word="relating">relating</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Web">Web</span> <span word="posts">posts</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2009.</p><p><span word="Such">Such</span> <span word="disputes">disputes</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="couple">couple</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="divorce">divorce</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="separated">separated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="Hao">Hao</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="recounted">recounted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="typical">typical</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="presided">presided</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2011. <span word="A">A</span> 38-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="sued">sued</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="insulting">insulting</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="mails">mails</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="divorced">divorced</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="unhappy">unhappy</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="property">property</span>," <span word="Hao">Hao</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="husband">husband</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="defendant">defendant</span> <span word="about">about</span> 300,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($47,000) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="owed">owed</span> <span word="her">her</span>.</p><p>"<span word="So">So</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span>, <span word="his">his</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="nasty">nasty</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="workplace">workplace</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="forum">forum</span>."</p>
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