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Social Media Pitfalls
When we’ve discussed the potential legal pitfalls of social media, we have emphasized the practice of indiscriminate posting to your feeds while involved in a legal matter. Posting to your Facebook wall, Twitter account, or Instagram, regardless of the intention behind the post, could end up compromising your case. It’s easy to imagine how, for example, posting a picture of yourself engaged in what appears to be physical activity to your Facebook while receiving disability pay could be problematic.
Three important things you should be aware of it comes to social media and your legal matters
- Making your profile “private” does not protect the content you post from discovery. The opposing party can seek your social media information, either making you obtain it, or potentially trying to get it from the platforms themselves.
- Because your social media content is potentially relevant evidence, deleting any information could adversely impact your case (resulting in sanctions or even dismissal of the case entirely).
- Be wary of imposter accounts that may intentionally post damaging information. If it occurs, document the post and inform your attorney, but do not respond.
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Written By Kellam T. Parks
Kellam founded what is now Parks Zeigler, PLLC in 2012 to embrace modern technologies to best serve clients. This passion for technology led to the formation of the Cybersecurity/Data Privacy practice area making the firm a leader in helping businesses protect themselves and respond to incidents. When he’s not practicing law in this area and handling high-asset divorces, Kellam manages the firm with his co-owner, Brandon Zeigler, contributes to local and state-wide Bar associations, and frequently writes and speaks to audiences across a variety of sectors and geographic locations, including nationally on the topics of Cybersecurity/Data Privacy, digital evidence, law firm management, and technology/AI.
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