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There are many benefits for businesses to engage in social media and while they should be aware, risks can be minimised.

Recent Federal laws give the eSafety Commissioner power to order the removal of abusive, abhorrent or threatening content.

ASIC is also concerned about ‘finfluencers' – financial influencers who endorse and promote shady financial schemes.

New laws have been passed in NSW, to crack down on the despicable trend of revenge porn, also known as image-based abuse.

Both employees and employers need to be mindful of where to draw the line between private and public communication.

This High Court decision found the public servant's public political comments were in breach of the APS Code of Conduct.

While it's unclear if LinkedIn connections are trade secrets, employers should ensure their security from ex-employees.

The decision has implications as to how companies should manage their Facebook pages to avoid possible defamation claims.

The Court awarded a lawyer $750,000 in defamation damages against a woman who gave his firm a bad review on Google.

Mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers have found a place in the everyday lives of most people.

Snapchat is a social media platform that allows users to send temporary, seconds-long images to other users.

These are the top three social media incidents over the past 12 months and lessons learnt from each of the experiences.

There is a fight between the 'new media' businesses (Google, Facebook, etc), and the traditional news media businesses.

When you change a business name, you must register the new name through ASIC Connect or the Business Registration Service.

Sexual assaults during meetups arranged via the online dating app Tinder have been alarmingly regular in recent years.

Misconduct on social media might not justify dismissal, but it could prevent an employee's reinstatement.

An employer's right to dismiss an employee for offensive, derogatory or inappropriate social media comments has been upheld.