BP is at the center of the worst oil spill in U.S. history. The company could have used social media sites like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter to report on the problem. BP has taken a public thrashing for not just the environmental and economic disaster but for also not being more forthcoming with the public. BP may be acquiescing to corporate lawyers advising the company to be careful of every word they’re posting on social media or it will boomerang back in court or the court.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2125266/bp–in-crisis-mode–misses-social-networking-target.html