![]() ![]() The law says what is legally accountable and simply saying you’re not liable doesn’t cut it. “Admins are NOT responsible for what is written here” is something I see on group rules. Said the police, this is for a good reason, the more you report a crime the more the government have statistics that show a clear need for MORE police, so report report and report. ‘REPORT CRIME, DON’T POST IT ON FACEBOOK’ I’ve read that a top law officer, is asking judges, police and victims’ groups for examples of where posts, chats and tweets have compromised a trial, or individual. ‘Naming and shaming’ is particularly risky, it can infringe on someone’s right to privacy, it can amount to harassment and can amount to defamation.įacebook’s own terms and conditions have strict policy about sharing criminal activity. Now imagine if there is a call to act as a vigilante, or we give out details of people, either names, address, photos or phone numbers or even videos. More people are also taking action pertaining to cyber bullying and harassment.Īnything posted online is considered to be ‘published’, writing on that post, this is just my humble opinion, or IMHO wont protect you or the admins from being pursued for defamation if the post warrants it. ![]() One lady wrote a negative review, the business commenced action against her, she stated that she is out of pocket nearly $100,000 in just her legal fees and the matter hadn’t even gone to court by that stage. I recall a principal of a school who sued over a Facebook post.ĭo a Google search, there are some interesting links to be read. There are quite a number of actions being undertaken and more and more will commence in the future as more people are saying “that behaviour is not acceptable”. The lady admin I served broke my heart, she was shaking, crying and couldn’t comprehend why she was responsible, after all she didn’t write anything on the Facebook chat group, but as admin she didn’t remove the offending post either. Rockingham Process Servers was contracted to serve two admins with notices of intent. I also owned Rockingham Process Servers for over a decade. My Name is Sharyn McCaskey, I am an award winning social media marketing specialist, I’ve worked in this industry since Facebook and social media commenced. What it’s only Facebook I can hear you say?įacebook is a legal platform and what you write on it has legal ramifications, group admins have similar responsibilities as what editors of a paper have. Even if you win your lawyers costs are borne by you.Īll admins are jointly and severely responsible, which means each admin is liable for whatever is written in the posts and comments on the group they admin/manage. That’s not including the payout of any costs or compensation awarded to the injured party. Admins of Facebook Chat Groups may be legally liable for what is written on sites they manage.ĭefending legal action costs around $300 per hour, it’s not long before your lawyers costs are tens of thousands of dollars.
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