Does saying “this isn’t medical advice” while giving implicit medical advice actually protect you legally? It seems like one of those myths that laymen believe about the law. Well, I’ve never heard of anyone being charged over this kind of post at least.
I suspect that if it would, this practice would soon spread to other kinds of illegal activities.
“Hands up! This is NOT a robbery!”
I guess what actually might protect you (other than “too many people saying stuff online, not enough prosecutors”) is careful wording of the (non-)advice itself. Saying explicitly “this is not medical advice” is just the cherry on top; it may provide extra protection, but only when the rest of the text is written properly.
Does saying “this isn’t medical advice” while giving implicit medical advice actually protect you legally? It seems like one of those myths that laymen believe about the law. Well, I’ve never heard of anyone being charged over this kind of post at least.
I suspect that if it would, this practice would soon spread to other kinds of illegal activities.
“Hands up! This is NOT a robbery!”
I guess what actually might protect you (other than “too many people saying stuff online, not enough prosecutors”) is careful wording of the (non-)advice itself. Saying explicitly “this is not medical advice” is just the cherry on top; it may provide extra protection, but only when the rest of the text is written properly.
This is not a legal advice. ;)
I have no idea. I guess it falls under “Unauthorized Practice of Medicine”.