Tag: Social Media
TikTok, PAFACA, and the New National Security Playbook
(Source) TikTok is a defining part of modern American culture, particularly among younger Americans, with 170 million domestic users on the app. Yet, TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance, has received heavy scrutiny from U.S. regulators and officials who are concerned that the Chinese government could steal access to American users’ data or manipulate the platform’s algorithms…
13 Jan 2026
New Technology and Evidence: Issues with Admitting Social Media Evidence In Court
The skepticism as to the reliability of information acquired from social media as evidence in a motion for summary judgment or at trial appears to be often misplaced. Although social media evidence does pose problems related to identifying the true author of a post, the accessibility to direct information regarding an individual’s personal thoughts and ideas that social media provides is extremely valuable.
16 Nov 2018
The Tweeted Tale of Tot Mom: Trial by Twitter
Mimi Zhuravitsky explores the role of social media in the 2011 courtroom spectacle—the Casey Anthony trial.
1 Mar 2012