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ARTICLE · 25 AUGUST 2021

WhatsApp Group Administrators – Civil And Criminal Liability For Posts By Group Members

WhatsApp has become an integral part of our daily communication and correspondence requirements.

IndiaMedia, Telecoms, IT, Entertainment

WhatsApp has become an integral part of our daily communication and correspondence requirements. It has evolved as a one stop shop application, which not only enables to you to text/ chat and call one-on-one, it also enables formation of groups of people for them to chat and call thereon. WhatsApp Groups bring together several people on a common platform, thereby enabling easier communication amongst them. The members of such group can share a plethora of data in terms of messages, voice notes, videos, songs etc.

A feature of WhatsApp groups is that every group will have one or multiple WhatsApp Group Administrators (Admin). These Admin/s have certain powers bestowed upon i.e. adding/ removing a member etc. Hand-in hand with these powers come certain downsides too. Misinformation with regards to different subjects have spread through the digital media rampantly, WhatsApp being one of the major carriers. Due to lack of moderation of these groups, the members therein

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