Shear on Social Media Law

02/11/2017

Australia's Sydney Morning News published the conversation I had with The Washington Post: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/web-culture/erase-yourself-from-the-internet-its-nearly-impossible-but-you-can-try-20170210-guam0s.html

For those of us who spend a lot of time on the internet, there will be the occasional urge to simply disappear - delete your accounts, roll back your Google results and become invisible. Is it possible to completely disappear?

02/11/2017

http://www.shearsocialmedia.com/2017/02/restaurant-owner-not-guilty-over-a-tweet-outing-undercover-operatives-in-public.html

In a very troubling case, the Nebraska State Patrol arrested a restaurant owner for Tweeting out a photo of two teens who were working on [...]

02/10/2017

My advice to The Washington Post's readers on some steps to take to try to erase yourself online to protect yourself. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2017/02/10/erasing-yourself-from-the-internet-is-nearly-impossible-but-heres-how-you-can-try/?utm_term=.ea73d1d2bfb8

For those of us who spend a lot of time on the Internet, there will be the occasional urge to simply disappear.

12/30/2016

http://www.shearsocialmedia.com/2016/12/amazon-echo-privacy.html

The Amazon Echo, Google Home, your Internet searches, etc… may be utilized against you in court. For years, I have warned the public through my [...]

11/17/2016

Viral Fake Election News Outperformed Real News On Facebook In Final Months Of The US Election
https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/viral-fake-election-news-outperformed-real-news-on-facebook?utm_term=.gldwZk8rk #.iobylB82B

A BuzzFeed News analysis found that top fake election news stories generated more total engagement on Facebook than top election stories from 14 major mainstream news outlets.

11/16/2016

How To Stop The Spread of Fake News on Facebook http://www.shearsocialmedia.com/2016/11/amending-sec-230-cda-will-stop-spread-fake-news-social-media.html

If our society wants to stop the proliferation of fake news on Facebook, Google, and other digital platforms the most effective way to do so [...]

11/04/2016

http://www.shearsocialmedia.com/2016/11/admiral-insurance-wants-use-facebook-posts-determine-rates.html

According to The Guardian, Admiral insurance company planned to price its insurance offerings based upon your social media posts until Facebook got wind of it [...]

06/22/2012

06/22/2012

http://www.rollcall.com/issues/57_152/IAmA-United-States-Congressman-215410-1.html?pos=oathh

It s not every day a Member of Congress gives the average American the chance to ask them anything.

06/22/2012

Counterfeit ads are a persistent problem online.

06/22/2012

Some companies now ask for Facebook and social media passwords so they can check out job applicants. One state is banning the practice, and at least 10 others are weighing similar bans.

06/22/2012

It is now up to Gov. Pat Quinn now to decide if Illinois will pass a bill that protects employees and job seekers from having to provide their social media passwords to employers or prospective employers.