Nicholas Kristof

Technology companies must constantly weigh ethical decisions: Where should Facebook set its privacy defaults, and should it tolerate glimpses of nudity? Should Twitter close accounts that seem sympathetic to terrorists? How should Google handle sex and violence, or defamatory articles?

American Journalist

Olga Tokarczuk

State television, from which a significant number of Poles get their news, consistently smears, in aggressive and defamatory language, the political opposition and anyone who thinks differently from the ruling party.

Polish Writer

Scott Rudin

Anybody who understands how a movie gets made understands that a deep-pockets player is not going to make a movie that has anything defamatory in it without protections.

American Producer

Lee Hsien Loong

If you make a defamatory allegation that the Prime Minister is guilty of criminal misappropriation of pension funds of Singaporeans, that's a very serious matter.

Singaporean Politician

Richard Cohen

How is it possible to defame Trump? When Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called the president a 'moron,' was that defamatory or merely the prosaic truth?

Using 'defamatory' words can lead to lawsuits. Always make sure your criticisms are factual.

Legal Risks

'Defamatory' involves damaging someone's good name, often unfairly or falsely.

Reputation Damage

What's deemed 'defamatory' can be subjective. Avoid statements that could be interpret as offensive.