Can Retweeting, Sharing Or Forwarding Offensive Posts Attract Criminal Liability? Explainer

Retweets are not endorsements, as many Twitter users frequently state in their bios. Can one be protected from criminal culpability by this disclaimer? Can retweeting, sharing or forwarding offensive posts attract criminal liability?

KPS Malhotra, the deputy commissioner of the Delhi Police, has stated that one must take personal responsibility for retweets and that even endorsing a viewpoint on social media becomes the viewpoint of the individual sharing or retweeting it.

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