Delhi HC relief for administrator of WhatsApp group

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Delhi HC relief for administrator of WhatsApp group


Delhi HC relief for administrator of WhatsApp group
- The court said, "It is not as if without the administrator's approval of each of the statements, the statements cannot be posted by any of the members of the group on the said platform." (PTI image)In a major relief to the administrator of WhatsApp group, the Delhi High Court said that administrators of WhatsApp, Telegram and similar social networking services cannot be held guilty of defamation if the members of the group post libellous and obscene messages.The court said, "It is not as if without the administrator's approval of each of the statements, the statements cannot be posted by any of the members of the group on the said platform." Dismissing a defamation case filed against the administrator of a chat group, a single-judge bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw observed: "I am unable to understand as to how the administrator of a group can be held liable for defamation, even if any, by the statements made by a member of the group.To make an administrator of an online platform liable for defamation would be like making the manufacturer of the newsprint on which defamatory statements are published liable for defamation."Justice Endlaw specified that when an online chat group is created, its administrator can only advise its members to refrain from posting objectionable content.
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On Christmas eve, WhatsApp group plays Secret Santa


On Christmas eve, WhatsApp group plays Secret Santa
- GUWAHATI: A WhatsApp group comprising students and professionals from various fields played Secret Santa on Christmas eve on Saturday by distributing blankets to street dwellers in the city.The group named 'Stars of North East' (SoNE) was formed in September with like-minded people to share various information."It was the brainchild of Salma Hussain, a leading human rights worker.We liked the idea very much and with everybody's help in the group, we made it successful.
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Marriage officials form WhatsApp group to encourage polygamy


Marriage officials form WhatsApp group to encourage polygamy
- MAKKAH — A cartel of eight marriage officials have formed a group on WhatsApp to propagate polygamy as a remedy to the rising number of the divorced women, widows and spinsters.Reporting the news recently, Makkah daily did not name the members of the group but said they have established a cartel under the name "polygamy".Members of the group said they were calling on young men marry more than one wife in order to cut down the number of Saudi women without partners to share their life.
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WhatsApp group administrators not liable for content


WhatsApp group administrators not liable for content
- WhatsApp group administrators can heave a sigh of relief.Following two directives issued in April by two separate state governments that made social media group administrators liable for content circulated by other members of the group, the Delhi High Court has now ruled out any such possibility.SEE ALSO: WhatsApp hits 160 million active users in India, its biggest marketLegally India reported that the Court took into account the fact that messages posted in WhatsApp groups did not require the administrator's prior approval.
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