Why should you hire a Social Media Investigator?

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Basically, everyone is on social media these days, so when you connect you’re basically advertising and sharing your life for the entire world to see. So why are social media investigations and social media intelligence so important?


A trained professional can find information that any old regular person will never be able to spot as well as do so in the way that will ensure the evidence is secure, making sure they can prove who made the post, comment, etc. as well as prove when it was posted – even if it has already been deleted!

At the OSINT division, we use our skills in the open-source intelligence department as well as a range of methods and techniques to find hidden social media accounts or ones that have private settings. Often when you are searching for someone on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. you will type in a name and a variety of accounts will appear, not including the ones that don’t show up in a public search.

Because this happens we use a range of methods to locate the accounts that are needed in a more accurate manner. These services are often needed in investigations and legal matters.

When finding the data on social media is needed for the purpose to be used in legal proceedings then we use only the best OSINT and digital forensics software to ensure we adhere to the court’s standards.

This is why it is so important to use a professional investigator with experience in social media investigations if you need social media evidence for a court case.


At OSINT we understand exactly what technology, ethics and methods that need to be used. To learn more about social media intelligence and investigations, please contact us on 021 110 0422 or email contact@osint.co.za

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