Spread lies, face the law: Peddling false information on social media is illegal

By Supplied | Published Jun 28, 2024

South Africa has a well-defined Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Act, within which it is important to note that even nameless, faceless trolls on social media who propagate information – often false – that incites or provokes people to perform a desired action that causes harm, are held accountable