The operators of MySpace and Facebook social networking sites assure their millions of subscribers that only designated “friends” can read registrants’ private postings.
But do the postings stay private if the registrant becomes the plaintiff in an emotional distress case? Can the defendant get the texts of MySpace and Facebook messages to support a defense that the distress claim is bogus?
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