Clarity on Regulation FD for Social Media Communications
BlogBased on its investigation of a Netflix communication made by CEO Reed Hastings on his personal Facebook page, in April 2013 the SEC issued a Report of Investigation making it clear that companies may utilize social media outlets to announce key information in compliance with Regulation FD as long as access to the outlet is not restrictive and investors have been alerted about which social media outlets will be used to disseminate such information.


