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Someone posted a defamatory statement on the website, blog, message board, or other online forum I run. Can I be held liable for defamation?

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Someone posted a defamatory statement on the website, blog, message board, or other online forum I run. Can I be held liable for defamation?

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The short answer is no, you will not generally be held liable for a comment that someone else made on your website, blog, or message board. Under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, Internet service providers and website operators cannot be held liable for defamation for publishing statements that are were posted by someone else. For example a blogger could not be held liable for a defamatory statement made by another person in a comment on a blog entry.