{"id":34124,"date":"2025-10-15T23:25:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T21:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=34124"},"modified":"2025-10-15T23:25:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T21:25:28","slug":"digital-media-expert-urges-caution-amid-us-crackdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/10\/15\/digital-media-expert-urges-caution-amid-us-crackdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital media expert urges caution amid US crackdown"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Digital law expert, Rorke Wilson, has encouraged people to continue using social media confidently and responsibly, despite recent US efforts to regulate online speech.<\/p>\n

“I don’t think we need to be increasingly cautious. I think we need to be as cautious as we’ve always been when you’re speaking in a public platform, you know? When we’re dealing with social media, it’s a public, searchable, permanent format, so you need to conduct yourself accordingly in those ways,” Wilson said.<\/p>\n

Wilson’s remarks come amid growing concern on social media following the US Department of State’s decision to revoke the visas of several individuals, including South African media personality and podcaster Nhlamulo Baloyi, popularly known as Nota.<\/p>\n

The State Department alleges that these individuals, including Baloyi, celebrated the assassination attempt on American political commentator Charlie Kirk.<\/p>\n

In a post shared on 10 September, Baloyi described one of the rallies held in Kirk\u2019s honour as \u201cracist\u201d and added, \u201cthey\u2019re hurt that the racist rally ended in attempted martyrdom.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kirk, 31, a close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was well-known for his influence among young conservative voters, often using inflammatory rhetoric on issues such as gender, race, and immigration.<\/p>\n

The visa revocations appear to form part of a broader effort by US authorities to target individuals who have posted views about Kirk that the Trump administration considers offensive or politically inappropriate.<\/p>\n

Following backlash, Baloyi later posted an apology on X (formerly Twitter), for his actions.<\/p>\n

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I would like to make it know that I unconditionally apologise to all those that felt my post was insensitive & ill-timed in any context. I have noted the reactions & response of no more than 10comments to a post which I feel were prompted by the state department\u2019s announcement\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/3nGqeG6M2i<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MORAL Authority (@lavidaNOTA) October 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n