Is Group Admin Liable For Defamatory Texts Made By A Member? Delhi HC Says No [Read Judgment]

When an online platform is created, the creator, thereof, cannot expect any of the members to indulge in defamation, the court observed.The Delhi High Court, while dismissing a civil suit for defamation against an administrator of a social media group, observed that he cannot be made liable for defamatory statements made by any other member of the group.Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said: “I...