WhatsApp users are being warned that everyday messages, voice notes and even deleted chats can be used as court evidence or back defamation claims, reports Cape town Etc .
According to Daily Investor , Ann-Suhet Marx, director and head of litigation at VDM Incorporated, said WhatsApp threads now sit at the centre of many legal disputes, from neighbourhood rows to workplace conflicts and business fallouts.
From neighbourhood disputes to workplace conflicts to high-stakes business fallouts, WhatsApp messages are now at the centre of a growing number of legal battles, she said.