Social Media Customs

I. INTRODUCTION
a. Background of the Study: Social Media Practices
b. Legal Question(s)
c. Scope and Limitation

This study shall be limited on Filipino practices established in the following social
media platforms:
a. Facebook
b. Twitter
c. Instagram

II. UNDERSTANDING THE SURFACE

a. Establishing Practices as Customs: How practices are recognized as custom in
different jurisdictions?
i. Other countries/jurisdictions
ii. Philippines

b. Established Customs and Traditions

i. International Customs recognized by the International Courts and other
jurisdictions (International custom, as evidenced of a general practice
accepted as law1).
ii. Philippine Customs and Traditions recognized by the Supreme Court

c. Legislated Customs and Traditions

i. International Customs and Traditions turned into a treaty2
ii. International Customs and Traditions recognized by the Supreme Court
as generally accepted principles of international law3.
iii. Legislated Philippine Customs and Traditions by the Philippine Congress

III. METHODOLOGY

IV. DIGGING DEEPER TO SOCIAL MEDIA

a. Facebook
i. Facebook Community
ii. Policies and Practices in Facebook
iii. Private Groups

b. Twitter

1
Article 38.b, Statute of International Court of Justice
2
Article 38.a, Statute of International Court of Justice
3
Section 2, Article II, 1987 Philippine Constitution
 i. Twitter Community
ii. Policies and Practices in Twitter
iii. “Alterverse” or Alter Community

c. Instagram
i. Instagram Community
ii. Policies and Practices in Instagram
iii. Finsta or Fake Instagram

V. SOCIAL MEDIA CUSTOMS

a. Establishing Social Media Customs
i. Rules of Evidence4
ii. General Practice5

b. Violation of Social Media Customs

i. Human Relations6

VI. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY

4
Article 11-12, New Civil Code of the Philippines
5
Article 38.b., Statute of International Court of Justice
6
Article 21, New Civil Code of the Philippines