Course Goals: Mitigate risk exposure to financially devastating libel and civil rights lawsuits. Policies alone do not protect you. Public trust and recruitment are damaged. Cautionary Tales
Instructor: 33-Year Digital Media Attorney Mark Fiedelholtz
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Course Description: Employees are introduced to a powerful new "Red Flag" System" not taught anywhere else. Participants learn new skills to differentiate between protected and unprotected First Amendment speech, especially off-duty on private accounts.
Course Modules Include:
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MODULE I: INTRODUCTION -- Core elements of social media liability.
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MODULE 2: SHATTER THE BIGGEST MYTHS -- Address federal and state cases that re-classify social media as a weapon, not just a PIO tool.
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MODULE 3: SOCIAL MEDIA LIBEL -- Clarify the complex area of social media defamation, especially on personal accounts.
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MODULE 4: SOCIAL MEDIA FIRST AMENDMENT -- Address specific posts and tweets not covered by the First Amendment. Avoid posts that trigger implicit bias and viewpoint discrimination.
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MODULE 5: SOCIAL MEDIA PRIVACY INVASION -- Complete a survey of the current and emerging issues on social media privacy both at work and on private networks.
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MODULE 6: COPYRIGHT LAWS YOU NEED TO KNOW -- Focus on core copyright issues to avoid infringement claims.
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