Social media: How not to f#*! up
In conversation with Attorney, public speaker, author and Founder of The Digital Law Company Emma Sadleir...
Legally, a child can face all sorts of consequences online that are life changing and long lasting. By this time it’s too late for a parent to step in after the fact. Emma Sadleir helps clarify legal aspects of the internet.
THE LEGAL ARGUMENT AGAINST CHILDREN WITH SMART DEVICES
“As soon as content is created and seen by one other person, then the law sees it the same way as if you have published it on the front page of a newspaper. There is no difference in terms of what someone says on Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, radio, television or on the front page of a printed publication.”
Don’t think that all aspects of the law in South Africa work slowly. The laws for digital crimes can work fast. You can be sued. “The laws really are weapons in people’s arsenal. This can be very satisfying because the law can really make a difference. A child (over 14, sometimes as young as 12) can potentially go to jail or be fined. A child as young as seven can be sued. Sometimes the law is
