In this day and age, everyone is on some form of social media, be it Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
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In this day and age, everyone is on some form of social media,
be it Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Twitter, etc. This increase in
access has made it easy for people to share their statements,
whether true or untrue, with the world at large. As such, cases
involving defamatory statements made on social media platforms are
on the rise. This is not constrained to cases involving politicians
but also the general public at large. In defamation cases, the
Court has to balance a person's right to free speech and a
person's right to not be defamed.
How to Prove Defamation?
There are 3 elements to be satisfied before defamation can be
proved:
- The words are defamatory;
- The statement must refer to or identify the person being
defamed; and
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