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The Supreme Court has said an apology will not be enough to avoid criminal proceedings for abusive social media posts. In a hearing relating to a Facebook post by actor S Ve Shekher, the court dismissed an appeal and said it is essential to be careful while using social media. The actor, who shared a post containing slanderous comments about women journalists, later deleted it and apologised, saying he had shared it inadvertently. (ET Report)

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The Supreme Court has said an apology will not be enough to avoid criminal proceedings for abusive social media posts. In a hearing relating to a Facebook post by actor S Ve Shekher, the court dismissed an appeal and said it is essential to be careful while using social media. The actor, who shared a post containing slanderous comments about women journalists, later deleted it and apologised, saying he had shared it inadvertently. (ET Report) Read More »