Gone Viral² - Social Media Investigations - On Demand

Gone Viral² - Mastering the Mechanics of Social Media Investigations 

Sponsored by Xact Data Discovery

As the last election cycle made abundantly clear, social media is currently an influential and indispensable part of American life. As it worms its way deeper into our relationships, our professional activities, and our culture as a whole, its impact on discovery is growing as well:

• The Advisory Committee Notes to the FRCP’s December 2015 Amendments include an explicit reference to the need to understand and consider social media sources during preservation.
• An August 2016 review by X1 uncovered more than 9,500 cases from the preceding 12 months in which social media evidence played a significant role – an increase of 50% over the prior year.
• In a recently published ILTA survey, 77% of responding law firms said they had handled cases involving the collection and processing of social media data in the past year, and more than half of those firms reported social media data being implicated in 4 or more matters during the year.

Unfortunately, the nature, diversity, and volume of social media data present a variety of challenges for practitioners. In this webinar Cindy McPherson and Matthew Verga discusses these social media discovery challenges and the case law, rules, and technology relevant to them. Topics addressed include:

• What sources are there?
• What data do they actually have?
• How can it be preserved and collected?
• How can it be authenticated for admission as evidence?
• What other issues does it raise?

Speakers:

Cindy McPherson and Matthew Verga

FREE!

Total Credits:  1.00 unit

Online

On Demand - Expires August 23, 2019

For further information see:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6mQjx_Yq20