The "Single Publication" Rule Of Defamation On Social Networking Websites

INTRODUCTION

Social media and networking websites have occupied an insurmountable space in our lives. In the current age of lightening fast communication channels and the fast growing Social Networking Websites (SNWs), majority of the people suffer from an urge to put up their thoughts and opinions about different matters and incidents on these SNWs as soon as possible.

But the stark difference between Print media and SNWs is that the information on SNWs travels way faster than on print media, more like a Wildfire. With the proliferation of social networking websites and their widespread use, especially amongst the youth, one observes certain legal loopholes in their operation and use. On one hand, while such SNWs provide an easy to use, convenient and cost effective way of networking (whether at a personal level or for commercial reasons), however the other hand presents the drawback of such SNWs. One such glaring drawback is the opportunity they provide for "cyber