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October 20, 2025

Navigating Social Media’s Legal Risks

Date: Thursday, November 20, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST
Format: Live Online, 1 Day
Target Audience: Communications Directors and Managers
Price: $495 (15% off with IABC Promo Code IABCTORONTO15)

Social media has become a vital space for businesses to engage with customers, amplify their brand, and build lasting reputations. But it also carries significant risks ranging from defamation claims to viral criticism, which can damage credibility and trust overnight. For today’s communications professionals, understanding these risks and how to manage them is essential.

Join us for Social Media and Legal Risks: Navigating Defamation and Reputation Management on November 20, 2025. This one-day, live online program blends legal analysis with pragmatic, real-world solutions designed to help communications professionals manage reputational challenges in this complex digital age.

Through a series of expert-led sessions, participants will:

  • Understand how defamation law applies to online communications, including key legal elements and defences.
  • Learn strategies for responding to negative online reviews, including distinguishing between legitimate feedback and harmful or defamatory content.
  • Explore the risks posed by AI-generated content and deepfakes, and how these emerging technologies intersect with threats to reputation.
  • Address issues around employee use of social media, including political expression, privacy rights, and workplace policy.
  • Gain tools for strategic reputation management, balancing proactive legal strategies with effective communication and crisis planning.

Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your ability to protect your organization’s brand in today’s high-speed, high-stakes online environment!

Please use IABC Promo Code IABCTORONTO15 to receive 15% off your registration.

Register here

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