#JuryDuty: How to Use Social Media to Research and Monitor Jurors

Seventy-two percent of Americans use social media, making hashtags and online posts an everyday part of life for most Americans. According to the Pew Research Center, in 2018, 69 percent of U.S. adults used Facebook, 73 percent used YouTube, 37 percent used Instagram, 27 percent used LinkedIn, 24 percent used Snapchat, and 22 percent used Twitter. Those social media users include jurors. This article discusses the use of social media to research and monitor jurors.