Margaret van Wyk - latest victim of social media bullying

Margaret van Wyk - latest victim of social media bullying

Margaret van Wyk trended nationally after a picture of her private parts was leaked on social media. 

Margaret van Wyk a victim of social media bullying

Earlier this week, a woman named Margaret posted a picture of her vagina, intended for her husband, on a hockey mother’s WhatsApp group.


Someone on the group then took a screenshot and posted it on social media. This image trended nationally the whole day under #margaretvanwyk.


Listen: Leaked audio allegedly from Margaret's husband


The big question is – aside from the humiliation – was it legal? And does Margaret have some kind of recourse of action for this?


Social Media Law Expert from Shepstone & Wylie Verlie Oosthuizen chatted to East Coast Breakfast about the issue.

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