Defamation on social media
A recent judgment by the South Gauteng High Court warns users to be careful when publishing, sharing, commenting on or allowing themselves to be tagged in potentially defamatory online postings. Merely repeating a defamatory statement made by another person also constitutes defamation. Isparta v Richter and Another (2013) ZAGPPHC
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