Each editor: Zhang Jinhe
On July 9, according to the official website of the electronic version of "Rule of Law Daily", Internet celebrity "Boss Cai" Cai Jia published an apology statement to Tesla in the newspaper:
On December 5, 2022, I, Cai Jia, posted an apology on Douyin Videos "Telling Netizens' Experiences" and "It's So Numb" were released on the platform.
In the above two videos, I, Cai Jia, as a professional car reviewer, ignored the kinetic energy recovery function and its principles of electric vehicles. simply attributed the lighting of the electric vehicle's brake lights to the driver stepping on the brakes, and concluded that The wrong conclusion of "brake failure" caused serious damage to Tesla Motors' reputation. In addition, I, Cai Jia, fabricated the conclusion given by the staff of Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. that the car owner stepped on the switch 0.2 seconds before the crash, fabricated remarks that regional executives felt strange about being insensitive to the public, and also used the phrase "in my heart" Insulting and negative words such as "ghost", "big change", "lucky", "numb", "disgusting", "unworthy", "dirty in their eyes", "sad", malicious slander, Derogatory to the reputation of Tesla Motors.
After the court hearing and judgment, I have realized my mistakes and have deeply reflected on my actions. The Internet is not a place outside the law. Freedom of speech should be exercised within the legal framework. Publication of speech on the Internet should be based on facts. No one may publish facts in public without reasonable verification.
The above behavior has infringed the reputation of Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. I sincerely apologize to your company for the above behavior!
It is worth noting that "Boss Cai" is an Internet celebrity car reviewer. He once refused to apologize to Tesla and was forced to do so by the court, which triggered heated discussions. "Boss Cai" was banned in August last year. Before his account was banned, he had 7 million followers on the Internet, including 5.541 million followers on his Douyin account.
According to Chengshi Interactive, in May 2021, "Boss Cai" released a video on his Douyin, Weibo and other self-media platforms, the content of which was "a Tesla supplier friend of mine exposed relevant insider information." "Boss Cai" said in this video that his "friend" is one of Tesla's suppliers. According to this "friend", Tesla has lowered the quotation and lowered the price when cooperating with suppliers after localization. Strict payment methods or cycles may cause problems with the supplier's product quality. At the same time, Tesla's personnel responsible for inspections and supplier personnel have behaviors such as "taking credit cards".
In 2022, Tesla sued "Boss Cai", requiring "Boss Cai" to stop infringement and delete the infringing content; make a public written apology and keep it on the top of relevant platforms for no less than 90 days; and pay 5 million yuan in damages for infringement.
The court held that the content expressed in the video of "Boss Cai" was that of his friend. During the cooperation with Tesla, Tesla had lowered prices and demanded food and drinks, but "Boss Cai" did not provide evidence to prove the content of his video. It is true that cannot provide information about his "friends" or the situation of Tesla's "eating and taking cards" personnel. Therefore, the content of Cai Jia's video has no factual basis and is a fabrication of false facts.
The final judgment of the court is as follows:
2. The defendant Cai Jia shall compensate the plaintiff Tesla (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. for infringement losses of 100,000 yuan within ten days from the date of entry into force of this judgment;
On June 6, 2023, Tesla posted on its official Weibo According to the report, after being found guilty of infringing on Tesla’s reputation, auto blogger Cai was forced to do so by the Ningbo Intermediate People’s Court of Zhejiang Province for refusing to fulfill his obligation to publicly apologize on relevant online platforms.
Tesla believed that its reputation rights had been infringed and took "Boss Cai" to court. In 2022, the court verdict was announced. The court determined that the content of the "Boss Cai" video had no factual basis and was a fabrication of false facts. "Boss Cai" should apologize to the plaintiff Tesla on his Weibo, Douyin, and WeChat public accounts, keep it at the top of the page for no less than 15 days, and compensate Tesla (Shanghai) within ten days from the date of the judgment taking effect. Co., Ltd. suffered an infringement loss of 100,000 yuan.
On June 7, 2023, "Boss Cai" posted a video on Douyin saying: "Overnight, many people on the Internet said that I was enforced and became a deadbeat. I lost the reputation infringement lawsuit, I I did what I should do in strict accordance with the judgment. I immediately paid 100,000 yuan and more than 20,000 yuan in newspaper publication fees. I published the newspaper as required. If there were no relevant requirements for , I would have no idea what to publish. Newspaper? All this is done under friendly communication and the process is strictly followed. "
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