Internet celebrity "Xiaobu" travels overseas/Image source: @XiaobuRyan
Recently, a self-proclaimed "director" in the gay circle broke the news on the Internet that he received anonymous accusations suggesting that the well-known Internet celebrity "Xiaobu" (nickname: Xiaobu Ryan) has HIV infection. He issued an announcement on the Internet, calling on everyone to take safety measures when contacting Xiaobu, and said that he was not afraid of being accused or slapped in the face.
Because when the "director" issued the announcement, he distributed a photo taken by Xiaobu recently. The news quickly spread in the gay circle, and many people in the group were eating melons and discussing the incident.
Screenshot of the director's revelations in the private group
At 6:19 p.m. on November 1, Xiaobu, who is currently in the United States, posted a Weibo response to the matter. He said that although the purifiers are self-purifying, everyone knows that homosexuals love to spread rumors. He appealed to his friends in the circle to help him find information about the publisher "Director".
Xiaobu responded on Weibo
Xiaobu also said that rumors about his illness have occurred at least three times, but this time he will definitely not continue to endure it, and he will try every means to find the publishers and spreaders of the rumors and prosecute them. In the picture on Weibo, Xiaobu also posted a picture of the results of the HIV test strip he had just done, which was shown to be negative.
The test result posted by Xiaobu was negative
At 19:26, the "director" responded to Xiaobu's Weibo in his private group. He sarcastically mocked Xiao Bu Zhen for treating himself as a green onion, and said that Xiao Bu had provoked the right person by sending it to the door, and waited for Xiao Bu to sue him. In addition, he also criticized Xiaobu for being a pseudonym, saying that he would doxx Xiaobu and strip off his elite personality.
At 19:41, Xiaobu responded on Weibo again. He said he had proven HIV-negative and said he was not a celebrity. Then he asked the rumor-monger: "Do you dare to send out your own message to the person who posted the rumor?" Xiaobu also said that he would not make any further response to the matter.
Xiaobu responded on Weibo for the second time
Internet celebrity Xiaobu has 300,000 followers on Weibo. Previously, Xie Ziqiu, a well-known male photographer in the gay circle, had taken a photo of him, and Xiaobu quickly attracted fans in the circle with his good looks and good figure. On social media platforms, Xiaobu often shares his life, mostly handsome photos.
Xiaobu's supporters cheered him on the Internet. A friend said, "Spread rumors with one mouth, clarify and break your legs, and the bad guys must be severely punished!" Another friend said: "If you can't eat, you will be angry and spread rumors about other people's talents." Some friends advised Xiaobu not to fall into the trap, and said that most of these accounts are overseas, there is no way to report, and there are many rumors.
In fact, as Xiaobu said on Weibo, this is not a melon-eating entertainment incident, but a serious legal issue. First of all, the "director" spread rumors on the Internet that Xiaobu was infected with HIV, and he did not provide any evidence, but only hearsay, which had a serious impact on Xiaobu's reputation.
Second, even if one person is infected with HIV, no other organization or individual can disclose it. According to Article 39 of the Regulations on the Prevention and Treatment of HIV/AIDS, "without the consent of the person or his guardian, no unit or individual shall disclose the name, address, place of work, portrait, medical history and other information from which the specific identity of a person living with HIV/AIDS, AIDS patients and their family members may be inferred." ”
Otherwise, the infringer shall have the right to demand that the infringer bear civil liability in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Code, including but not limited to stopping the infringement, compensating for losses, and making a formal apology. Even if the infringer infringes on the privacy of an AIDS patient and causes serious consequences, the infringer can be investigated for criminal liability in accordance with the law.
Xiaobu posted evidence through a test strip test to show that he was not infected with HIV. This is enough to show that the "director's" revelations were wrong and caused him serious damage. Moreover, everyone knows that good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles, and such gossip will spread quickly in the circle, causing serious mental harm to the parties involved.
In this regard, a lawyer in the circle said that Xiaobu can collect relevant evidence, sue the other party for spreading rumors to the court, ask the other party to apologize, and obtain moral compensation. However, the lawyer also said that because the whistleblower broke the news through overseas software, it is difficult to obtain the true information of the other party, so there is a certain difficulty in obtaining evidence.
In Xia Dayuan's view, similar incidents in the circle are not uncommon. Every once in a while, there will be news on the Internet that a certain Internet celebrity or celebrity is infected with a venereal disease, which usually has no evidence, but can spread quickly, satisfying people's voyeuristic desires and gossip.
Since such rumors have already caused actual harm to the person concerned, no matter how they respond, they will pale in comparison. And for those who believe in them, they will believe; Friends who don't believe it won't believe it.
Therefore, for Xiaobu, perhaps no longer responding is the best way, because rumors stop at the wise.
Transferred from the public account: Xia Dayuan