10+ Years of #SocialMediaDay: The Good, The Bad & The Law

On this #SocialMediaDay2021 episode, Chris McCarty of Knoxville-based law firm Lewis Thomason delves into the larger issues at hand for companies/organizations and individuals alike in managing the good, the bad and the law, when it comes to leveraging the power of social media in productive and legally compliant ways. Kelly and Mary Beth set the stage by providing a flashback to a November 2020 episode of #MsInterPReted (Social Media & Surveillance Capitalism: Dr. Candace White), and Kelly also shares a recent challenge experienced with a Facebook hacker ... indicative of the power -- much of it unchecked -- that the largest social media companies in particular wield, which can derail any company's ability to do business, at the drop of a hat. Chris discusses legal implications of these and other challenges, as well as broader issues of free speech and regulatory facts that every PR person and professional communicator should know, in today's dynamic social media environment. About Chris McCarty of Lewis Thomason, P.C.:Chris W. McCarty, a shareholder in Lewis Thomason's Knoxville office, practices in the areas of employment law, education law and civil litigation. Chris handles matters before state and federal courts throughout Tennessee, and has argued before the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Chris also presents on employment and education law topics. His articles on those topics have been seen in numerous publications, including HR Magazine, the Tennessee Bar Journal and the Knoxville Business Journal. Chris is approved as a member of the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) Panel of Employment Arbitrators. AFFILIATIONSFederation of Defense & Corporate CounselDRI – Employment & Labor Law CommitteeSociety for Human Resource ManagementAmerican Bar AssociationKnoxville Bar AssociationTennessee Bar AssociationNational School Boards Association Council of School AttorneysPROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIESTennessee Council of School Board Attorneys, President, 2018-2020Best Lawyers® 2020 Employment Law – Management “Lawyer of the Year” in KnoxvilleNamed to The Best Lawyers in America©, Employment Law Management and Education LawNamed a Cityview Magazine Top AttorneyFederation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Elected Member, 2018Knoxville Bar Foundation, Fellows Program, 2016Member, American Arbitration Association (AAA) Panel of Employment ArbitratorsMid-South Super Lawyers® Rising Star, 2015, 2016Leadership Sevier, 2015Knoxville Zoo, Circle of Friends Leadership Council, 2015Nucleus Knoxville, President, 2014“40 Under 40”, Knoxville Business Journal, 2013Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law, 2012Leadership Tomorrow Sevier, 2010Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, President’s Award, 2009Introduction Knoxville, 2007Knoxville Bar Association, Publications CommitteeFOLLOW Chris McCarty and Lewis Thomason:Twitter: @LewisThomasonTN LinkedIn: Lewis Thomason / LinkedIn and Chris McCarty / LinkedIn Website: https://www.lewisthomason.com/ FOLLOW FLETCHER MARKETING PR:Discover Fletcher Marketing PRFollow Fletcher Marketing PR on Twitter: @FletcherPR Connect with Fletcher Marketing PR on LinkedIn Follow Kelly Fletcher on Twitter: @KDfletcher Follow Mary Beth West on Twitter: @marybethwest