Guiding Case No.143 Beijing Lanshida Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. & Huang Xiaolan v. Zhao Min (Dispute over the Right to Reputation) (Adopted through discussion by the Judicial Committee of the Supreme People's Court and issued on October 9, 2020) Keywords: Civil Affairs / Right to Reputation / Online Tort / WeChat Group / Public Space Key Points of the Judgment 1. To identify whether speeches delivered in a WeChat group encroach on any other person's right to reputation, it is a requirement to take into consideration the characteristics of online dissemination of information and make a comprehensive judgment based on such specific factors as subject of the tort, scope of dissemination and degree of damage while ensuring that all constituent elements of the tort of right to reputation are met. 2. A WeChat group composed of non-specific interested persons has the nature of a public space, and a citizen who delivers any insulting, defaming, slandering or derogating speech therein thus constituting a tort of right to reputation shall assume legal liability in accordance with the law. Pertinent Legal Provisions 1. Article 101 and Article 120 of the General Principles of the Civil Law of the People's Republic of China 2. Article 6, Article 20 and Article 22 of the Tort Liability Law of the people's Republic of China Basic Facts The plaintiffs, Beijing Lanshida Optoelectronic Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Lanshida Company") & Huang Xiaolan, claimed that Huang Xiaolan was an employee of Lanshida Company engaging in machine beauty and nail beauty business. Since January 17, 2017, the defendant Zhao Min had libeled, defamed, framed, 1