Although artificial intelligence (“AI”) has the potential to change the world for the better, this technology can also be used to harm humanity. In February, 2026, scammers allegedly defrauded Fideuram, an Italian private-banking subsidiary of Intesa Sanpaolo, of roughly €95 million by impersonating the parent company’s Chief Executive Officer online, including supporting their instructions for the victim to allegedly wire funds using an AI-cloned voice of a prominent lawyer during a phone call.  They also created emails that mimicked the lawyer’s firm to further deceive the victim into acting.  €36 million euros remain missing after being converted into cryptocurrency.  Because even a familiar voice or a convincing message can no longer be trusted on its own, Astanehe Law has adopted one simple, non-negotiable rule that removes the guesswork entirely.

In the AI-era and expanding upon the Pet Shop Boys, Astanehe Law abstains from using social media entirely and nearly all forms of electronic communication with its clients.  It is of no benefit to our practice and delivery of legal services to you.  We do not communicate, at all, with any of our potential, current, or former clients directly using any of the following social media and instant messaging platforms:

  • Facebook;
  • MySpace;
  • Instagram;
  • Twitter/X;
  • Bluesky;
  • Snapchat;
  • BeReal;
  • MeWe,
  • Threads;
  • Mastodon;
  • Truth Social;
  • Yelp!;
  • Gab;
  • GETTR;
  • Minds;
  • YouTube;
  • TikTok;
  • Kick;
  • Kik;
  • Vimeo;
  • Dailymotion;
  • Rumble;
  • Reddit;
  • Discord;
  • Twitch/Justin.tv;
  • Quora;
  • Lemmy;
  • Stack Exchange;
  • Hacker News;
  • LinkedIn;
  • XING;
  • ResearchGate;
  • Academia.edu;
  • Nextdoor;
  • MeetUp;
  • Pinterest;
  • Flickr;
  • VSCO;
  • DeviantArt;
  • Behance;
  • LiveJournal;
  • Dribbble;
  • Pixelfed;
  • BlackPlanet;
  • AsianAvenue;
  • JDate;
  • Grindr;
  • Coffee Meets Bagel;
  • Plenty of Fish;
  • Adam4Adam;
  • Tumblr;
  • Medium;
  • Substack;
  • WordPress;
  • Blogger;
  • XBOX Live;
  • PSN;
  • CrunchyRoll;
  • SpaceHey;
  • Fable;
  • Nostr;
  • WhatsApp;
  • Telegram;
  • Facebook Messenger;
  • Signal;
  • Viber;
  • LINE;
  • WeChat;
  • KakaoTalk;
  • QQ;
  • SoundCloud;
  • Bandlab;
  • Mixcloud;
  • Clubhouse;
  • Goodreads;
  • StoryGraph;
  • Letterboxd;
  • MyAnimeList;
  • Ravelry;
  • Strava;
  • Nike+;
  • AllTrails;
  • Garmin Connect;
  • Roblox;
  • Steam;
  • VRChat;
  • Weibo;
  • Douyin;
  • Xiaohongshu;
  • Qzone;
  • Baidu;
  • ICQ;
  • Tinder;
  • Jack’d;
  • VK;
  • ShareChat;
  • Zalo;
  • Usenet;
  • Craigslist;
  • Yahoo! Groups; and,
  • phpBB/Usenet.

Our firm’s policy is simple: We only communicate with you electronically via our email account.  We do not use any other form of electronic communication, including text messaging/iMessage!  So, if you receive an electronic message from us purporting to be us, it is not us.  Do not respond.  Instead, end the communication and call our office directly at the direct line I will provide you during the representation (We update our direct number periodically for precisely this reason.).

Please be aware that no court deadline, settlement deadline, or emergency will ever justify a departure from this policy.  Cybercriminals create urgency and secrecy to bypass ordinary caution; we will not.  Accordingly, any communication that urges immediate action, requests confidentiality, or discourages verification should be presumed fraudulent and reported to our office without delay.