Feature Release: Introducing Page Vault's Web-Based Capture Mode
Last Updated March 2024
Last Updated March 2024
Last Updated March 2024
In the ever-evolving digital landscape, social media plays a pivotal role in shaping personal and corporate communication. Yet, this vast digital interaction space is not without its legal complexities. With a staggering 95% of young Americans aged between 13 and 17 engaging in social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and LinkedIn, according to the Department of Health and Human Services, the legal ramifications are both vast and intricate. This blog post unpacks various aspects of social media litigation, from privacy and data management concerns to copyright and defamation issues. It offers a comprehensive overview of how these digital platforms are intertwined with legal challenges and the implications for the practice of law, particularly in evidence gathering and litigation.
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Last Updated April 2024
Applying the rules of evidence to contemporary digital records can present a variety of complications. Admitting some types of evidence, such as government websites, can be straightforward. However, ensuring websites can be admitted can be difficult in many jurisdictions. Further, individual judges may sometimes take idiosyncratic approaches to the admissibility of websites and other forms of digital evidence, especially when they do not personally understand the technology involved. Simplifying the process for establishing the authenticity of websites can be helpful in ensuring that website evidence vital to a case is deemed admissible in court.
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Last Updated March 2024
MIAMI, FL - November 16, 2023 – Page Vault Inc, leading provider of legal online evidence collection and preservation solutions, today announced it has been selected as “Overall eDiscovery Platform of the Year” in the 4th annual LegalTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by LegalTech Breakthrough, a leading independent market intelligence organization that evaluates and recognizes standout legal technology companies, products and services around the globe.
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Last Updated April 2024
According to its parent company, Meta, Instagram has over 2 billion active monthly users. Not only individuals, but over 200 million businesses globally have Instagram accounts. Pew Research states that over 70% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 use the platform, and finds that this generation is comfortable with sharing personal details and depictions of their lives on social media – including photos, interests, relationship statuses, videos, and much more. For many Americans, Instagram serves as a running record of their daily activities, providing a wealth of data to onlookers. Businesses rely on this user base for advertising by utilizing sponsored posts, engaging content, influencer partnerships, and Instagram Shopping features. For law firms, this data represents vital evidence that can alter outcomes of both civil and criminal cases.
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Last Updated March 2024
According to the American Sociological Association, online content has become instrumental in modern legal cases. One case study showed that 64% of judges used social media evidence to support “not guilty” verdicts in sexual harassment cases. Another study showed that out of 198 gang indictments involving social media evidence, 190 led to convictions. Not only is social media prominent in criminal cases, but also plays a critical role in civil cases. The fact that online content is such a major focus in modern legal cases should come as no surprise, as Pew Research estimates that about 70% of all Americans today use social media. Often, attorneys on both sides of a case race against one another to find, record, and file digital evidence. This is why timely capturing is so critical in the modern legal world.
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