The following acts are not prohibited by this part or Arkansas Code § 11-2-124:

1. (1) The act of issuing an invitation to add a current or prospective employee through a social media account, in itself, is not prohibited;
2. (2) Nothing in the statute or this part is intended to prohibit employees, supervisors, and administrators from adding one another as social media contacts where the interaction is voluntary and no stated or implied coercion is present;
3. (3) Nothing in the statute or this part prohibits an employer from utilizing social media as a means of advertising to the general public or recruiting prospective employees, provided there is no stated or implied threat to refuse to hire a prospective employee who exercises any right pursuant to the statute;
4. (4) Nothing in the statute or this part prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to monitor communications from the employer by means of email or a company website; and

5. (5)

   1. (A) Any requirement, request, suggestion, or action of an employer which occurred prior to the effective date of Acts 2013, No. 1480, shall not be a violation of the act even though the social media relationship continues after the effective date of the act.
   2. (B) In the event an employee or prospective employee terminates the social media relationship or contact, any action or requirement of the employer after the effective date of Acts 2013, No. 1480, to renew or reinstate such contact shall be subject to the requirements of Acts 2013, No. 1480.