LEGAL CONSDERATION ON TEXT MESSAGES SENT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA

Abstract

Digital text messages are of great importance considering the technological progress of
the majority of dealing with individuals, companies, and banks, which prompted them to use
messages. These text messages have imposed themselves as electronic documents in many
areas of our daily electronic dealings. These text messages became a means of expressing will
in an electronic form.
This paper deals with some legal issues related to text messages sent through social
media, including the controls for presenting them as evidence before the courts and their
power in proof, how to find a balance between the plaintiff’s right to proof and the sender’s
right to privacy. This paper also deals with the legal consequences of disclosing it to a third
party without the sender’s permission.