Online literature referred to the literary works created through the Internet platform, which had the characteristics of fast transmission speed and wide coverage. The advantages and disadvantages of online literature mainly included the following aspects: Benefits: 1. Fast spread: The rapid spread of online literature through the Internet platform can allow more people to understand the works. 2, wide coverage: online literature is not limited by time and location, and can be read anytime and anywhere. It is very suitable for busy modern people. 3. Rich content: Online literature not only includes traditional novels, essays and other literary forms, but also includes comics, games, animations and other multi-media forms to meet the needs of different readers. 4. Interactivity: The online literature platform allows readers to interact and share their views and feelings with other readers to promote the exchange and progress of literature. Cons: 1. The lack of review: The creation and spread of online literature is not regulated by traditional publishing and media. There may be some inappropriate content that needs to be reviewed and regulated. 2. Piracy and plagiarism: There are plagiarism and pirated issues on online literature platforms. Some unscrupulous authors may plagiarize the works of other authors or steal the content of other works to create, causing intellectual property rights to be violated. 3. Affect literary creation: The rapid development of online literature may affect traditional literary creation. Some excellent traditional literary works may be drowned in the ocean of online literature. 4. Restriction of personal freedom: The creation and reading of online literature are based on the behavior of individual free will. It may be affected by the restrictions of network supervision, which may affect the protection of freedom. Online literature had the advantages of fast transmission speed and wide coverage, but there were also some drawbacks. It needed to strengthen supervision and review to protect intellectual property rights while encouraging excellent traditional literature works to be more widely disseminated through online literature platforms.