By Staff Reporter, Lusaka
Government has warned of stern action against people who want to use social media for mischievous activities that threaten social order and cohesion.
And Minister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo said individuals, especially youths, who want to use social media platforms such as Facebook to commit criminal activities such as defamation of character should be assured that law enforcement agencies will pounce on them.
He said Government will not entertain individuals who want to turn
social media into platforms for breaking the law with impunity.
Speaking to journalists yesterday, Mr Kampyongo said Government has observed with regret the continued abuse
of social media platforms by some youths with impunity.
“If you defame someone, for example, by word of mouth, it is not any different when you use social media to commit the same crime. No-one is going to hide behind social media. Youths should use their energies and their information and communication technology intelligence to
seek solutions for the challenges they are facing,” Mr Kampyongo said.
He said it is sad that intelligent youths have unrepentantly resorted to using social media platforms to concoct fake stories aimed at defaming innocent citizens.
“Most of these youths are educated and so they should use their energies and utilise social media platforms much more
meaningfully. They can use it as a platform to exchange ideas which should be meaningful to the youths themselves
and to the nation as a whole,” Mr Kampyongo said.
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