The primary purpose of social media was to facilitate communication between long-lost acquaintances and enable the exchange of personal thoughts, ideas, and insights. On the contrary, with the proliferation of social media users, a marginal alteration has occurred in the focus of the engaged audience on these platforms, transitioning from content sharing to data disclosures. The proliferation of Online Social Networks (OSNs) has facilitated global communication and interaction between individuals and organizations. Harassment of both individuals and businesses and infringements of intellectual property rights, identity theft, defamation, data privacy, and the transmission of personal information and viruses are all potential occurrences on social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. At the moment, there is a lack of publicly accessible business standards that are specifically designed for the computer forensic procedure of examining criminal activity on social networking platforms. The legal and computer forensic ramifications of obtaining digital evidence through social networking applications and programs are examined in this article. Additionally, the article proposes effective and comprehensive approaches to improving youth awareness regarding the detrimental consequences of cybercrime