Recently, Xiaomi's Legal Department announced that it had obtained a first-instance court ruling in its defamation lawsuit against the self-media account ‘AutoReport Automotive Industry’. The court found that the content disseminated by the defendant's self-media account across multiple platforms was marred by inadequate fact-checking, ‘false attribution’, and overtly derogatory remarks, thereby infringing upon Xiaomi's reputation rights and tarnishing the brand's image. In accordance with the ruling, the defendant is mandated to remove the infringing content, issue a public apology, and compensate Xiaomi for economic losses and associated costs amounting to RMB 5 million.
