By now I’m sure you have read and at least heard about some of the tragic news from today. Also in the news at least on Twitter are tweets about music artist coming out about their sexuality and there’s always a debate about religion, race and politics. No matter what your opinion is or how strong you feel about what’s happening in today’s society I always caution clients, friends and family be careful what you say online, especially Twitter as it can and will be held against you. Here are seven post with proof if you don’t believe me.
2. US subpoenas Wikileaks tweets, and why this could affect you
3. Courtney Love Twitter defamation trial starts in Feb; Designer sez crazy tweets ruined her career
4. Man in Twitter bomb threat against airport loses appeal
5. Twitter-Jacking On Trial: Cardinals’ Manager Sues Twitter
6. Woman Sued for $50,000 Over a Tweet
7. DOJ subpoenas Twitter records of several WikiLeaks volunteers
While anonymity remains a goal for some and it still exist for some social networks and web apps the government and other social networks such as Twitter and Facebook are buying to be your online single point of interest as your online identity profile. Of course you can add Google to the mix but this all means it is becoming easier to find you and hold you accountable for your remarks online. This means blog comments, tweets, status updates, videos and more.
No longer can individuals hind behind the computer screen or smarthphone. What you say online is the same as if you said it to someone’s face or in other public media formats such as TV and radio. Therefore be careful what you say especially on Twitter because your tweets can and will be held against you.
