Cyberlibel
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act or crime of making a defamatory statement (libel) about someone on the Internet; such a statement. Internet, Philippines, uncountable
"The news website Rappler, Ressa, its executive editor, and former researcher and writer Reynaldo Santos Jr were accused of cyberlibel over a story that alleged links between a businessman and a top judge."
Example
More examples"The news website Rappler, Ressa, its executive editor, and former researcher and writer Reynaldo Santos Jr were accused of cyberlibel over a story that alleged links between a businessman and a top judge."
Etymology
From cyber- + libel.
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