[governance] South Africa: Hate speech on Facebook can be prosecuted, Court rules

[Rui Correia]

Dear All

Those who generate, or allow hate speech to be posted on Facebook, can
be prosecuted in SA, even though the servers are hosted outside the
country, lawyers say.

A post calling for the killing of white people was posted recently on
the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) Facebook page. Group administrator
Anwar Adams has refused to take the post down.

http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30808&catid=182&A=EBU&S=Legal%20View&O=E&E=correia.rui@gmail.com
http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=30804&catid=182&A=EBU&S=Legal%20View&O=E&E=correia.rui@gmail.com

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Rui Correia
Advocacy, Human Rights, Media and Language Consultant
Angola Liaison Consultant
2 Cutten St
Horison
Roodepoort-Johannesburg,
South Africa
Tel/ Fax (+27-11) 766-4336
Mobile (+27) (0) 84-498-6838
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