{"id":33994,"date":"2024-01-31T13:14:47","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T11:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/?p=33994"},"modified":"2024-01-31T13:14:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T11:14:47","slug":"newsflash-whatsapp-groups-sharing-frenzies-curbed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stbb.co.za\/dev2\/newsflash-whatsapp-groups-sharing-frenzies-curbed\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsflash | Whatsapp groups&#8217; sharing frenzies curbed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Media24 is pleased that a precedent-setting Western Cape High Court judgment, handed down this week, found in its favour. The order comes after Media24 asked two ladies, who had paid subscriptions, to desist from sharing pdf copies of its journalists\u2019 material with their 900-member whatsapp groups. 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