Post by account_disabled on Mar 7, 2024 1:16:48 GMT -6
People who have been insulted or disrespected are entitled to claim compensation for the damages suffered.
As is generally known, today the majority of the population uses social networks on a daily basis, probably being the best known and most used in Spain: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter . Likewise, it is very common to find comments from users in most social networks in which other people are insulted or disrespected in some way; That is, facts that can be considered violations of the right to honor of the people to whom said comments refer.
However, little is known about the fact that, in the event of a violation of the right to honor on social networks , in addition to the possible criminal consequences that this could Fax Lists entail, and just as happens when the violation occurs in some medium of communication, this legitimizes those affected to claim civil liability from those responsible for said violation, as well as the consequent compensation for the damages suffered as a consequence of the same .
Thus, first of all, it is worth remembering that the right to honor is recognized as follows in article 18.1. of the Spanish Constitution: “The right to honor, personal and family privacy and one's own image are guaranteed.”
Likewise, the civil protection of said right is developed in Organic Law 1/1982, of May 5, on civil protection of the right to honor, personal and family privacy and one's own image . Specifically, article 7.7. of said law considers that there is an illegitimate interference in the right to honor due to “the imputation of facts or the manifestation of value judgments through actions or expressions that in any way harm the dignity of another person, undermine their fame or threaten.” against his own estimation .”
As is generally known, today the majority of the population uses social networks on a daily basis, probably being the best known and most used in Spain: Instagram, Facebook and Twitter . Likewise, it is very common to find comments from users in most social networks in which other people are insulted or disrespected in some way; That is, facts that can be considered violations of the right to honor of the people to whom said comments refer.
However, little is known about the fact that, in the event of a violation of the right to honor on social networks , in addition to the possible criminal consequences that this could Fax Lists entail, and just as happens when the violation occurs in some medium of communication, this legitimizes those affected to claim civil liability from those responsible for said violation, as well as the consequent compensation for the damages suffered as a consequence of the same .
Thus, first of all, it is worth remembering that the right to honor is recognized as follows in article 18.1. of the Spanish Constitution: “The right to honor, personal and family privacy and one's own image are guaranteed.”
Likewise, the civil protection of said right is developed in Organic Law 1/1982, of May 5, on civil protection of the right to honor, personal and family privacy and one's own image . Specifically, article 7.7. of said law considers that there is an illegitimate interference in the right to honor due to “the imputation of facts or the manifestation of value judgments through actions or expressions that in any way harm the dignity of another person, undermine their fame or threaten.” against his own estimation .”