Legal and Ethical Issues in Social Media

Legal and Ethical Issues in Social Media Strategic Social Media Management

Overview

Your presentation should walk the class through an active, real-world legal case or regulatory investigation involving social media. You are not expected to predict the outcome, but you should be able to explain what is at stake and why it matters. Your presentation will be evaluated on accuracy, clarity, critical thinking, and your ability to connect the legal details to broader social and ethical questions.

Part One is to write a data rich written report. You may include visuals, graphs, and charts in your report. Use a combination of text, visuals, and examples to support your analysis. Include all the sections listed below as components in your report. Ensure proper citation of sources used for research and reference.

Part Two create a slide deck that features a formal presentation to accompany your report. Record the presentation and export the video to YouTube ( if you need to learn how to do this.) This video will be required viewing for the class.

Be sure to include the link to YouTube and the presentation in the written report. It is the group’s responsibility to make sure the link works and is available to the public for viewing. Presentations should be a minimum of five minutes and not exceed seven minutes.

Required Presentation Components

Complete all seven sections below. Time allocations are guidelines adjust slightly as needed, but your total presentation must fall within the 57 minute window.

Begin with a clear, jargon-free summary of what happened and why this case exists. Cover the basic facts: what platform or company is involved, what allegedly occurred, and how the matter came before a court or regulatory body. Include when the case began and its current stage.

Identify who is suing or investigating whom and briefly explain each party’s role and motivation. This may include individual plaintiffs, class action members, government agencies, corporations, or international regulatory bodies. If there are multiple defendants or plaintiffs, explain why they are grouped together.

What is the court or regulatory body being asked to decide? This is the heart of your presentation. Identify one to three central legal questions for example, a platform can be held liable for algorithmic harm, if law violates the First Amendment, or if a company violated a specific regulation like the EU’s Digital Services Act. You do not need to argue the law like an attorney, but you should demonstrate that you understand what the legal dispute is about.

Identify and explain the most significant piece of evidence in the case (like the Meta case we discussed in class, specifically Meta choosing to ignore the 18 neuroscientists and go with Zuckerbergs recommendation) the item that legal analysts, journalists, or the parties themselves have pointed to as central to the outcome. This might be an internal company document or memo, whistleblower testimony, data from platform algorithms, expert witness findings, a pattern of user harm documented in research, or communications between executives.

Explain what the evidence shows, how it was obtained or surfaced, and why it matters to the legal questions at hand. If there is disputed evidence (meaning both sides interpret the same data or document differently)? Explain that tension. For cases still in early stages, discuss what evidence each side is seeking through discovery and why.

Step back from the legal framing and ask: What are the deeper moral questions this case raises? Consider perspectives from multiple stakeholders users (especially minors), platform companies, advertisers, governments, and the public. Some questions to help you think through this include:

If this case is decided in favor of the plaintiff or regulatory body, what changes for social media platforms broadly? If the defendant prevails, what precedent does that set? Think first about the specific company and then beyond and consider industry-wide ripple effects. You might also consider what this case signals about the future of platform regulation, user rights, or the relationship between technology companies and governments.

Close with one clear, original thought of your own. This is not a summary it is your informed opinion or the single most important question this case leaves unanswered. What should your classmates be thinking about after you sit down?

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