Social Media (SM) evidence is a new and rapidly emerging frontier in digital forensics. The trail of digital information on social media, if explored correctly, can offer remarkable support in criminal investigations. However, exploring social media for potential evidence and presenting these proofs in court is not a straightforward task. Social media evidence must be collected by a legally and scientifically appropriate forensic process and also coincide with the privacy rights of individuals. Following the legal process is a challenging task for legal practitioners and investigators due to the highly dynamic and heterogeneous nature of social media. Forensic investigators can conduct effective investigations and collect legally sound evidence efficiently if they are provided with sophisticated tools to manage the diversity and size of social media content. This article explains the current state of evidence acquisition, admissibility, and jurisdiction in social media forensics. It also describes the immediate challenges for the collection, analysis, presentation, and validation of social media evidence in legal proceedings. Furthermore, the research gaps in the domain and few research objectives with potential research directions are presented.

社交媒体（SM）证据是数字取证领域的一个新兴且迅速崛起的领域。如果正确探索，社交媒体上的数字信息的踪迹可以为刑事调查提供出色的支持。然而，探索社交媒体寻找潜在证据并在法庭上出示这些证据并非易事。社交媒体证据必须通过法律和科学上适当的取证程序收集，并且还必须与个人的隐私权相吻合。由于社交媒体的高度动态性和多样性，遵循法律程序对法律从业者和调查人员而言是一项艰巨的任务。如果法医调查人员配备了用于管理社交媒体内容的多样性和规模的复杂工具，则他们可以进行有效的调查并有效地收集合法的证据。本文介绍了社交媒体取证的证据获取，可采性和管辖权的当前状态。它还描述了在法律诉讼中收集，分析，呈现和验证社交媒体证据所面临的直接挑战。此外，提出了该领域的研究空白和具有潜在研究方向的研究目标。在法律程序中验证社交媒体证据。此外，提出了该领域的研究空白和具有潜在研究方向的研究目标。在法律程序中验证社交媒体证据。此外，提出了该领域的研究空白和具有潜在研究方向的研究目标。