Demonstrators outside the U.S. Supreme Court building protest the potential confirmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, and to show support for Christine Blasey Ford, on Sept. 24. Photo credit: Diego Radzinschi/ALM
Diving into the political maw of social media is more tempting than ever. But a tweet fired off in the electricity of the moment can have unintended consequences for employees and their employers.
In the past few days, a dean at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. was suspended for a tweet. A professor at Georgetown University is facing calls for her resignation, also over a tweet. A Fox News contributor was fired, again for tweets. And the New York Times had to answer for a reporter’s political tweet.
