'''Slander''' is spoken [[defamation ]] which tends to injure a person's reputation. It is contrasted with [[libel]].
'''Slander''' is rarely an issue on the internet because very little is "spoken" over the internet.
The [[Communications Decency Act]]<ref>47 U.S.C. ยง230(c)(1)</ref> protects internet service providers ([[ISP]]) and websites by mandating that they are not "publishers" or "speakers" for purposes of secondary [[liability]]. They cannot be held secondarily liable even if the [[plaintiff ]] showed "actual [[malice]]" against the victim of the slander. Accordingly, websites are almost never responsible for the postings by their users.
==Examples==
#During his Cafferty File segment on [[CNN]]'s Jack Cafferty asked viewers: "Should Republicans stop listening to [[Rush Limbaugh]]?" Cafferty referred to the radio host as "that gasbag Limbaugh,<ref>["http://newsbusters.org/blogs/brad-wilmouth/2008/12/15/cafferty-slams-gasbag-limbaugh-reads-e-mail-comparing-rush-hannity-kk]</ref> while referencing comments made by [[Colin Powell]] during an interview with CNN's Fareed Zakaria.<ref>[http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/12/11/powell-gop-polarization-backfired-in-election/]</ref> While reading viewer emails after the initial set-up, all of which were anti-Limbaugh, he relayed a very serious charge from "Connie in Chicago." Cafferty read: "Yes! Limbaugh is a far-right agitator of the worst sort with a 1950's mentality of what values 21st century America should reflect. I expect him and other like-minded Sean Hannity's of the world to step out of their closet and display their white sheets and dunce caps. Limbaugh is a bad joke."
==Slander in Religion==
According to some interpretations, slander is prohibited by [[God]] in the [[Ten Commandments]]. This can be extrapolated from Commandment 9 "Thou shalt not [[lie|bear false witness]] against thy neighbor.". [[Satan]] manifests in [[Hollywood values|Hollywood]] and [[:Category:Liberal Media|liberal media]] through its insidious slander, [[gossip]] and [[ad hominem]] such as is seen in [[tabloid]]-style [[radio]] and [[television]], [[yellow journalism]] and [[journalistic malpractice]].
See ==Slander in Buddhism==In [[Buddhist]] [[morality]], the [[Five Precepts]], which are required to receive as a formal [[oath]] or [[vow]] in order to be a Buddhist (unlike many [[liberal]]s who call themselves Buddhists while ignoring [[morality]]), specifically forbid slander, [[gossip]] or "divisive speech" in the Fourth Precept which also: forbids [[lie|lying]], lewd or lascivious speech ([[profanity]]), and [[anger|harsh speech]]. ==See Also==* [[Yellow journalism]]* [[Journalistic malpractice]]* [[Slander (book)]]
== References ==
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