2-Minute Tip #4: Preserve Social Media—Now

2-Minute Tip #4: Preserve Social Media—Now

Social Media content is easily deleted, altered, or lost—and screenshots are NOT enough.

Evidence may live in:

• DMs (Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat)

• Deleted posts or stories

• Comments or tagged photos

🛡️ Screenshots lack metadata and can be challenged in court.

📌 Practical Action:

• Use tools capture content properly.

• Send platform-specific preservation requests for accounts, even if you don’t have login credentials.

• Partner with a digital forensic expert who can verify the integrity of captured data.

NEW!

Next tip we will cover Gmail & Google Location Data and their limits. See the Digital Evidence Toolbox.

Have digital evidence in CT? Contact IRIS LLC.

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