SNS Hibo defamation Kimura's post after death Deleted one after another Legal liability

SNS Hibo defamation Kimura's post posted after death is deleted one after another Legal liability June 4, 17:18

A 22-year-old woman, a professional wrestler who appeared on a commercial program that records the state of communal life, seems to have committed suicide. Interviews with related people revealed that the women had been deleted one after another. Lawyers point out that "words such as "die" can be legally liable and should be spoken very carefully."

Female professional wrestler Hana Kimura (22), who appeared on Fuji TV's program "Terrace House" that records shared life in a share house, was found to have collapsed at her home in Tokyo on the 23rd of last month, Died in hospital

A memo like a suicide note was found in the room, and it was written in large letters, "Thank you for your mother".

At that time, on the SNS, there were a number of posts blaming the appearance and behavior on the program, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating that he had committed suicide with Hibo slander.

According to the people concerned, there were almost 100 such writings per day at a high time, and several writings that wanted "death" were also confirmed.

The writing was not only sent directly to Hana-san, but also spread in various ways such as retweet and spread the words written by other people, but after Hana-san's death, part of it It turned out that they were being deleted one after another.

According to the person concerned, part of the note was stored on Mr. Hana's smartphone.

Yoshiaki Kanda, who is familiar with the problem of slander on SNS, said, "It is judged comprehensively based on the context and the number of writings, but the word "dead" may be legally liable, so be extremely careful. It should be said that criminal matters also include defamation, insult, and civil tort."

In addition, regarding that part of the writing was saved, "It is a psychological burden to keep the badly written screen at hand, but the responsibility of the person who wrote it is reluctant, I was afraid that I couldn't allow it to disappear."

Words of regret and reflection from the person who wrote

On the SNS, Ms. Hana Kimura is believed to have committed suicide amid a series of slandering slander against her appearance on the program and her behavior.

The people who wrote this time interviewed NHK and talked about how they posted and their feelings at the time.

Men in their twenties wrote that, in the format that contents are deleted in 24 hours, they wrote "Go out" on their Instagram.

In the program, it was depicted that a man who lived in a professional wrestling costume that Hana cherished was accidentally put on a dryer and was scolded by Hana.

On the other hand, the man said, "There was a scene in the program where you could argue with a man who worked hard toward his dream even if he was financially hard, and I felt like he was looking down on the man. It overlapped with my feelings."

After that, he said, "I didn't have the consciousness of "let's hurt", but as a result, an insensitive and stupid group of words drove her to death," and regretted what she had done, and on SNS. I apologized for.

A female employee in her thirties did not make a critical post by herself, but she retweeted and spread the words written by others many times.

The woman said, "I saw the tweet immediately after the video was delivered, and I thought that same thing, I retweet each time. At that time I was doing it with a light feeling of "Ah, understand, understand"". I looked back.

In addition, he said, "I did not imagine that it would be such a bad ending. I'm sorry to retweet that, but I'm sorry."

Some people say, "This is a self-responsibility."

In response to Mr. Kimura who expressed his emotions on the program, a man who posted, such as "I can cry and laugh," said "I feel that 100% of the behavior in the program is bad for Mr. Kimura, and I post my impressions and thoughts I did."

He said that it was easy to empathize with the performers of the program, and he felt that he was close to him, and he said, "When I posted, I didn't think about what Kimura-san read and thought about."

Also, another man who posted "I want you to disappear" was "I was in the sense of "criticism of the characters of fiction" in the reality program. I was so uncomfortable that I only responded to it," said the post. I answered my intention.

"I didn't think there was a problem in sending my opinion to the personal accounts of the people who acted as talent. It is also true that there were behaviors to be criticized, so I think this case is a self-responsibility. ".

Both of them deleted the tweets at the time, but one of them explained that he was "unscrupulous."

How did you accept Mr. Kimura's death?

Many flowers, drinks, and message cards are being handed to the filming sites of the program where Hana Kimura was living together.

A 20-year-old female college student who came with hands together with a drink said, "I thought that she was a woman with a nice smile and pride in her work, and she continued to make progress despite her worries. There's a lot to learn, and I want those who write the word of slander and later delete it to be remorseful of having hurt them."

Also, a 41-year-old man living in the neighborhood said, "I feel uncomfortable when I think of my family's feelings. It is mentally hard to be attacked by an invisible person, so even if it is the net, I do not write lightly and it is irreparable. I think we should take responsibility for what we say, as things may happen."

A 30-year-old woman commuting to work in front of a house said, “I saw a lot of harsh words on Twitter, but I couldn't stand because I felt so intolerable. I thought that I should be careful about the language, and I feel scared of trying to identify the people who deleted the account, so rather than punishing them, I think we should think about how we can prevent it."

Lawyer "may have legal liability in some circumstances"

Yoshiaki Kanda, who is familiar with the problem of open slanders on SNS, said, “How many times did the word “die” come out, what was the word written before and after?” It will be judged comprehensively whether it has been written or not, but in some circumstances it may be legally responsible. It is necessary to speak carefully on SNS."

Also, part of the writing was saved on Mr. Hana Kimura's smartphone, "It is a psychological burden to keep the badly written screen at hand, which is something I do not want to do originally, Even so, I thought I couldn't forgive the person who wrote it, because the person who wrote it couldn't take responsibility or lose it."

In addition, regarding the review of the system that identifies the person who posted due to this issue, "The procedure of disclosing the sender information to disclose the name and address of the person who wrote it is time and money However, if the system allows you to file a claim for damages without anonymity, it may be prudent if the victim must give up responsibility for the other party. It will become a society that fosters responsible expression."