Reply To: Blogs and Forums- Do the Pros Outweigh the Cons?

Back on topic, in response to BP Totty’s post. There are halachos about when one is allowed to speak lashon hara. Many conditions have to be met including that there has to be a to’eles in saying it. The Chofetz Chaim says that even if nothing will be done about the avla, if speaking about it will calm a person’s worries then it might be considered li’toeles. Obviously you still need the other 6 conditions which are probably very hard to fulfill on an open blog.