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Words on social media must be read in conversational context

By Patrick Bracher (ZA) on June 9, 2019 Posted in General

Extraordinarily, the English Supreme Court had to decide whether the words ‘he tried to strangle me’ used on a Facebook post by a woman regarding her ex-husband meant that ‘he tried to kill me’ and damaged his reputation, hence the defamation claim. The lower court, after an analysis of dictionary meanings of the word ‘strangle’, … Continue reading

Facebook users beware – you are your brother’s keeper

By Kerri Gevers (SG) and Daniel Chappel on April 14, 2015 Posted in General

Social media users may be responsible for comments made by others and published on their pages which amount to hate speech or harassment. South African courts have already addressed the issue of responsibility for third parties’ comments in Isparta v Richter, where the court found that a Facebook user was liable for defamation based on … Continue reading

Social media: what happens when you delete your account?

By Nerushka Bowan on June 18, 2014 Posted in General

When you delete your Twitter account: You need to deactivate your account using your account settings. Your account should be deactivated within a few minutes, but some content may be viewable for a few days. Data is only retained for 30 days from date of deactivation after which it is deleted. Twitter retains its licence … Continue reading

Social media: did you know?

By Nerushka Bowan on March 18, 2014 Posted in General

We’ve broken it down for you. How many of us actually read social media terms of use? Be wary: you allow public information to be accessible over public search engines. When you tweet you: Grant Twitter a licence to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, publish, transmit, display and distribute content in any manner or … Continue reading

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