On the evening of April 30, the "BYD Legal Department" issued an article saying that because published false and defamatory remarks, the infringer Huang was sentenced to publicly apologize and compensate.
Huang is a registered user of Xiaote app network platform and Te Nengxing app network platform. On January 8, 2023, Huang used the nickname "Xiaoyu" and released "Exposure!" on the aforementioned online platform. The organizer of Tesla's price reduction rights protection was actually this BYD employee" article. The article stated that BYD instructed its employees to organize consumers to defend their rights against Tesla.
BYD stated that once the false content was released, it caused online discussions and reprints on major platforms such as Weibo, Douyin, Toutiao, and Dianchedi, which seriously infringed BYD's legitimate rights and interests. After discovering the above information, BYD immediately asked the parties involved to delete the relevant content, and filed a civil lawsuit to require the infringer to apologize and compensate for losses.
The second-instance judgment shows that after the court's decision, the defendant Huang published an article in the "Rule of Law Daily" within ten days of the judgment taking effect, issuing a statement expressing apology to the plaintiff BYD Auto Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as BYD). In addition, the defendant Huang also needs to compensate BYD for losses of 10,000 yuan, and pay a total of 1,100 yuan for evidence preservation and evidence guarantee fees.
BYD said that Huang had recently published an article publicly apologizing for his previous inappropriate remarks that infringed the company's reputation and paid compensation.
BYD stated that it always humbly accepts various opinions or suggestions put forward by users, the media and the public, but for such acts that infringe upon rights and interests with false facts and extreme remarks, it will resolutely take legal measures to safeguard rights and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of BYD and BYD users. .
Written by: Nanduwan Financial Society reporter Qiu Moshan
