Social Media Screening
Structured, EEOC-compliant review of public online presence. Reports only on legally permissible categories - replacing the DIY Google search that creates legal exposure.
What Social Media Screening Covers
Social media screening is a structured review of a person's publicly available online presence across major platforms. The review identifies content in specific, legally defensible categories - not personal opinions, political views, or protected characteristics.
Violent or Threatening Behavior
Posts, comments, or media depicting or promoting violence, threats, or intimidation toward individuals or groups.
Racist or Discriminatory Content
Publicly posted content that demonstrates bias, hate speech, or discriminatory views that could create workplace liability.
Illegal Activity
Public posts depicting or referencing illegal drug use, theft, fraud, or other criminal activity.
Sexually Explicit Content
Publicly posted sexually explicit material that could indicate judgment or professionalism concerns for certain roles.
Potentially Dangerous Behavior
Public content showing reckless behavior, weapons misuse, or other activities that could indicate safety risks in certain positions.
Professional Misrepresentation
Public claims about credentials, employment history, or qualifications that conflict with verified information.
What's Excluded From Reports
Compliant social media screening is defined as much by what it excludes as by what it includes. The following categories are never reported - even if discovered during the review.
Protected Class Information
Race, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy status, or any other EEOC-protected characteristic.
Political Affiliation
Political views, party membership, campaign activity, or political speech - regardless of content.
Religious Activity
Religious beliefs, worship, posts about faith, or participation in religious organizations.
Private Content
Content behind privacy settings, private messages, or content accessible only to approved connections. Only publicly visible content is reviewed.
Why This Matters
When a hiring manager Googles a candidate and discovers their religion, political views, disability status, or other protected information, the organization takes on legal risk. Even if that information doesn't influence the hiring decision, proving it didn't is difficult and expensive.
Structured social media screening creates a firewall. The reviewer sees all public content. The employer sees only what's legally permissible to consider. Protected information never reaches the decision-maker.
How Social Media Screening Works
The screening process uses AI-assisted review combined with human quality checks to scan publicly available profiles across major social media platforms.
Profile Identification
Using candidate-provided information (name, email, location), the system identifies publicly accessible social media profiles across major platforms including Facebook, Instagram, X (Twitter), TikTok, and others.
Content Analysis
Publicly visible posts, images, and interactions are analyzed against predefined risk categories. AI flags potentially relevant content for human review. Protected class information is identified and filtered out before the report is generated.
Compliant Report Delivery
The final report includes only content that falls within legally permissible categories. Screenshots and context are provided for any flagged content. Protected information is excluded entirely - it never appears in the report delivered to the employer.
When to Use Social Media Screening
Social media screening isn't appropriate for every position. It's most valuable for roles where public behavior, judgment, and online presence directly impact the organization.
Pre-Hire Screening
Screen candidates before extending an offer, particularly for roles with public-facing responsibility, fiduciary duty, or access to vulnerable populations.
Executive & Public-Facing Roles
Positions where the individual represents the organization publicly - executives, spokespersons, client-facing leadership.
Roles with Access to Vulnerable Populations
Healthcare workers, childcare providers, educators, and others working with children, elderly, or at-risk individuals.
Ongoing Monitoring
Periodic social media reviews for employees in sensitive positions where ongoing public behavior matters.
Limitations to Understand
Public Content Only
Only publicly visible content is reviewed. Posts behind privacy settings, private messages, and content limited to approved connections are not accessed or reviewed.
Platform-Dependent
Coverage depends on which platforms exist and what content is publicly accessible. Platform changes (privacy defaults, API access) can affect what's available for review.
Point-in-Time Review
A social media screening report reflects publicly available content at the time of the review. Content can be deleted or privacy settings changed before or after the screening.
How Pricing Works
Social media screening is priced per report. Pricing depends on the scope of the review (number of platforms, depth of analysis) and whether you're ordering pre-hire screenings, ongoing monitoring, or both.
Contact us for pricing based on your volume and screening requirements.
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