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Re:I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Handed Over by nashashmi on Saturday February 21, 2026 @03:28PM (#47104369)
Can a ceo's word on linkedin and X be used to make claims against them?
Re:I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Handed Over by throwaway2037 on Sunday February 22, 2026 @08:02AM (#47110659)
Absolutely. I don't know what legal jurisdiction they are subject to, but I could imagine that someone tries to sue an EU division/outpost in an EU court under a GPDR-type of petition, these posts would be submitted as evidence. One could easily argue the CEO is acting on behalf of the company by posting using their real name. (Let's presume there is no identity fraud for these posts.)

And don't forget that Elon Musk was tried in the US for defamation after making a bunch of posts on Twitter against some UK citizens. Assuming that you are posting under your real name, you are definitely legally responsible for those words.

Re:I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Handed Over by parineum on Sunday February 22, 2026 @11:35AM (#47112404)
Anything a publicly traded company would state that would lead to a person making a decision to buy or sell stock would be subject to FTC regulations.
Re:I Verified My LinkedIn Identity. Here's What I Handed Over by nashashmi on Monday February 23, 2026 @11:12AM (#47124302)
And if it is not a publicly traded company? Can the CEO in question making statements and assurances on a forum or linkedin or X in communication with a user cause the company to be in a binding position?

Or would it be an empty promise?