Introduction

[1] This is a cautionary tale for all owners of social media accounts like Facebook or Instagram, who fancy themselves as influencers, not to misuse their postings to solicit more followers or hits or likes by sensationalizing their postings to the extent of defaming others. In the Internet age, the old adage, "The pen is mightier than the sword", is even more true.

[2] This is a defamation appeal after a full trial. The appeal is filed by the appellant / defendant / Loh Li Sze against the Sessions Court Judge's decision, given on 10 January 2023, wherein the Sessions Court Judge had allowed the respondents' / plaintiffs' defamation suit against the appellant with damages of RM50,000.00 and costs of RM10,000.00.

[3] For the appeal before me, the appellant's Counsel confined himself to only four grounds:

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