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Joburg teen takes Facebook to court after threats of murder, rape

28 July 2020 - 06:00 By Tania Broughton
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Her parents engaged the help of social media lawyer Emma Sadleir in an attempt to persuade the police to take action and to enlist the co-operation of Facebook.
Her parents engaged the help of social media lawyer Emma Sadleir in an attempt to persuade the police to take action and to enlist the co-operation of Facebook.
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A terrified teen has had to turn to the high court to force Facebook to reveal the identity of an anonymous poster who threatened her with rape, gang rape and murder.

The 13-year-old’s lawyers say the social media giant played a callous game of cat-and-mouse with her.

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