Q: Is posting a negative comment on Facebook against a company considered illegal and the company can open a criminal case? A: Using social media to defame an individual or company amounts to a serious offense. You can open a case and claim compensation for spoiling the reputation of the company…

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Is posting a negative comment on Facebook considered illegal?

Dear sir/madam,

Is posting a negative comment on Facebook against a company considered illegal and the company can open a criminal case?

Naser Almuharrami

Naser Almuharrami Advocates & Legal Consultants

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3 Aug 2022, 10:22

Hello,

Yes, using social media to defame an individual or company amounts to a serious offense.

You can open a case and claim compensation for spoiling the reputation of the company.

If you need any legal representation, kindly contact me via phone.

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Ahmed Gabr

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3 Aug 2022, 11:23

Dear questioner,

No, not at all. The review on FB or Google is made to show other customers what people are saying about this company.

It could be bad; it could be good, the important matter is not to mention names, insults, or prohibited words, and not to use a threatening tone in your review, then post whatever represents your own experience no matter what the company will say.

4 Aug 2022, 08:50

It was the residents' community private group on Facebook and the resident did some comments about the services of community management, without names, but they opened a case against a resident (posting negative comments about the community).

5 Aug 2022, 05:02

It depends on the comments. I must see the comments so that I can advise you accordingly.

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