How to cite a social media profile

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format, B18 / R18.10.1.

Bluebook (22d ed.) citation format for a social media profile, governed by B18 / R18.10.1. Worked example, required elements, and the rules that apply.

Example

LegalEagle (@djlegaleagle), Instagram, https://www.instagram.com/djlegaleagle (on file with the Columbia Law Review).

Governing rules

B18 / R18.10.1

• 18 — the internet, electronic media & other nonprint resources.
• 18.10.1 — social media platforms.

Required elements

• Account name
• Platform

Optional elements

• Handle
• URL
• Perma / archive URL
• On file with

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