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Sharing, retweeting libelous posts illegal under Cybercrime Law –SolGen
Jan 30th 2013, 05:22

Solicitor-General Franciz Jardeleza has said that resharing of libelous posts on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter may constitute libel, but mere "liking" does not. In a report by Lia Mañalac-del Castillo on "News To Go," Jardeleza said that liking a post is similar to agreeing to an opinion, but disseminating potentially libelous statements by retweeting or reposting may violate libel law. Jardeleza defended the law before Supreme Court justices at the resumption of the oral arguments on the Cybercrime Prevention Act. ...

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