An article was published in one of South Africa'a major news outlets yesterday, stating that WhatsApp group Administrators might face jail time for their users actions.
You can read the news article here
This comes after a Group Admin was actually arrested in India last month. I am sure that a lot of us had made mistakes when posting information to an incorrect group by accident.
Mom posts nude photo posted into school hockey group by accident.
This happened to an unfortunate women Margaret when she posted a nude picture to a School Hockey group sometime last year. Shame, that was really unfortunate. I do not want to post any further info as I do not want to humiliate the poor women any further, but these things happen. I guess the best and safest way to prevent this is to not post nude pictures of yourself at all.
I do not believe you would go to jail for posting a nude photo, but when you post incorrect or misleading information it is a different story.
This is what happened in India.
Any factually incorrect, rumour or misleading information on a social media group like WhatsApp and Facebook can land the admin of the group in jail. As bizarre as it may sound, it’s true that the group admin is liable for prosecution if any rumour or fake news is circulated on it. In a bid to curb the spread of false information, a joint order was issued by District Magistrate Yogeshwar Ram Mishra and Senior Superintendent of Police Nitin Tiwari in Varanasi. The order stated that any content that can spark tension, the admin of the Facebook page or WhatsApp group should report to police.
You can read the full article here
