The deep penetration of digital technologies has made the trend of “online” social life and judicial practice more prominent. As the core medium for fact-finding in the digital age, online evidence presents significant challenges to the applicability of traditional evidence law frameworks during examination and admission. This paper systematically analyzes practical dilemmas in verifying the legality, authenticity and relevance of online evidence based on the technical characteristics of online evidence. Integrating novel technological tools such as blockchain storage and electronic data forensics, it proposes regulatory pathways including legislative refinement of technical standards, judicial construction of diversified authentication mechanisms, and theoretical updates embracing a “dynamic concept of truth”. The measures are intended to facilitate the coordinated development of evidence law systems and digital judicial practice.
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Wang, S. (2026) On the Dilemma of Examining and Admitting Online Evidence in the Digital Era and Its Regulatory Path in Evidence Law. Scientific Research Bulletin, 3(2), 71-76. https://doi.org/10.71052/srb2024/MNGN4261