Is it illegal to insult others on WeChat?

Legal analysis: If it is true criticism, without rumors and insulting words, it is not illegal and criminal. If it is fabricating facts, spreading rumors and slandering, and the circumstances are not serious, it is an infringement and infringes on the reputation of others; If the number of visitors reaches 5000, or the number of forwards reaches 500, it may constitute libel. If it is true, but the content of swearing is insulting, if it is ordinary insulting words without serious consequences, it is an infringement, and it is suspected of violating the Law on Public Security Administration Punishment, and may be detained and fined; If it causes serious consequences (such as the victim's suicide, mental disorder, etc.). ), may constitute an insult.

Legal basis: Article 42 of the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on Public Security Administration Punishment commits one of the following acts, and shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than five hundred yuan; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan: (1) writing threatening letters or threatening the personal safety of others by other means; (2) publicly insulting others or fabricating facts to slander others; (3) fabricating facts, falsely accusing and framing others, and attempting to subject others to criminal investigation or public security administration punishment; (4) Threatening, insulting, beating or retaliating against witnesses and their close relatives; (5) sending obscene, insulting, intimidating or other information for many times to interfere with the normal life of others; (six) voyeurism, sneak shots, eavesdropping, spreading the privacy of others.

Article 293 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or public surveillance for any of the following acts of provoking troubles and disturbing social order: (1) beating others at will, if the circumstances are bad; (two) chasing, intercepting, insulting or intimidating others, and the circumstances are bad; (three) extortion or arbitrary damage, occupation of public or private property, if the circumstances are serious; (four) in public places, causing serious disorder in public places. Whoever gathers people for many times to commit the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph and seriously undermines social order shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and may also be fined. Article 293- 1 In any of the following circumstances, it is the collection of illegal debts such as high-interest loans. If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined: (1) using violence or coercion; (2) restricting the personal freedom of others or intruding into others' houses; (3) Threatening, stalking or harassing others.