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Staying Out of Trouble Online – Part 1: Sharing

Your friend posts something and you want to repost it.

Can you?
It depends.

YES … if:

It’s your friend’s original pic or post.

You click Share.

You don’t remove any ™ or ® or © marks.

NO … if:

You download the pic and post it as your own.

You remove any ™ or ® or © marks.

So you CAN repost it. Should you?
It depends.

YES … if:

It won’t get you in trouble at work.

It’s not showing anything illegal.

NO … if:

You would be embarrassed if your family or coworkers saw it.

It shows something illegal.

It contains hate-speech or discrimination.

The information is wrong.

It’s against the site’s terms of service.

 

 

About Maryn Belling

Maryn is an alumnus of NAU & studies at Texas Tech. She lives, works, and volunteers locally. You can follow her on Instagram and Twitter @accountmom78

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