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Mr. Tom is a businessman who owns a pharmaceutical company (Phar...
To address the issue of the fake profile on social media, Mr. Tom has two primary legal
options available under South African law: submitting a Section 77 takedown notice and
applying for an interdict.
1. Section 77 Takedown Notice under the ECT Act: Mr. Tom can issue a takedown
notice to the service provider of the social media platform pursuant to Section 77 of the
Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (ECT Act). This provision allows
individuals who have suffered harm due to unlawful content to request the service
provider to remove or disable access to such content. Mr. Tom will need to provide
evidence of the fake profile, the defamatory statements, and the harm caused to his
reputation and business. This approach is supported by the UK case of Applause Store
Productions Limited & Anor v Raphael [2008] EWHC 1781 (QB), where a similar
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