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Connections: The consequences of bad social media posts

New Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen has had some explaining to do about old tweets that he wrote when he was a teenager. The tweets contained racist, homophobic, and misogynistic content.

This hour, we talk about the consequences of these kinds of posts, how to shape an online identity, and the lessons learned from this incident and others. Our guests:

  • Jeff DiVeronica, sports writer for the Democrat & Chronicle
  • Scott Malouf, attorney whose practice is focused on the intersection of social media and the law
  • Laurie Enright, placement director for AP Professionals

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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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