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Abstract

The necessity to study the features of protection of personal honor and dignity violated on the Internet is substantiated. It has been found that the placing on the Internet of unverified, distorted information or data about an individual concerning his or her private life is detrimental to honor, dignity of the individual and is the basis for their protection. It is justified that the risk of harm to human rights and freedoms, due to the disclosure of data on the World Wide Web, is much higher, so regulation of information placement on the Internet cannot be done on a par with other mass media. It has been found that judgmental judgments about a person are not grounds for protection of honor and dignity. It is determined that the defendants in the case of protection of dignity, honor or business reputation in the case of dissemination of information on the Internet are the author of the relevant material and the owner of the website. In cases where the author is rich in invisible information, also if the information is anonymous, the appropriate respondent is the owner of the site on which the information material is posted, since it is he who creates the technological opportunity and the conditions for the dissemination of false information. It is emphasized that it is impossible to prove the fact of violation in court in fixing the fact of submitting information on the Internet that violates the right to honor and dignity of an individual. It has been established that in cases where the author is provided with extensive invisible information, also if the information is anonymous, the appropriate respondent is the owner of the site on which this information material is placed, since it is he who creates the technological opportunity and conditions for the spread of false information

Keywords: honor, dignity, human rights, information, the Internet, evaluative judgments, author of material, web site owner, redress, legal regulation

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