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Dechert Cyber Bits - Issue 63

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FTC Staff Report on Social Media Platforms’ Privacy and Security Practices - On September 19, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) announced the release of its staff report, “A Look Behind the...more

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Setting Some Ground Rules: Gavin Newsom Signs Bills Regulating AI in Political Campaigns

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What would you do if you received a call from the sitting president of the United States telling you not to vote in your state’s upcoming party primary election? In January 2024, many New Hampshire voters faced this...more

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UK Online Safety Act 2023

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The Online Safety Act (the OSA) received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023 and is now in force. The OSA establishes an extensive regulatory framework for providers of online user-to-user services and search services with...more

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Groundbreaking Illinois Law Protects Child Influencers from Financial Exploitation: How Could It Impact Your Business?

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Illinois is the first state to enact a law protecting the financial interests of child influencers. The law, which took effect July 1, addresses what had been gaps in child labor law in light of modern issues and targets...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New York Law Seeks to Regulate Addictive Social Media Feeds

New York’s governor recently signed the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act. Although signed, the law will not be effective until after the New York Attorney General creates implementing regulations. The law...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Pennsylvania Protects Press Freedom, Passes Anti-SLAPP Statute

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Yesterday, July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania joins more than 30 states that have enacted anti-SLAPP laws, providing protection to journalists and media outlets from meritless claims....more

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New York Note – End of 2024 Session, Congestion Pricing, Green Fast Track, City Legislation

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The New York State Legislature concluded the 2023-2024 session on Saturday. The legislature did not develop a plan for a revenue source to replace toll revenue from congestion pricing, which the Governor indefinitely...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New York Legislature Passes Two Kids Privacy Bills

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Keypoint: Assuming the bills become law and go into effect, operators of websites and online services that collect the personal data of minors and are subject to the bills will need to undertake several compliance activities....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Mid-Year Recap: Think Beyond US State Laws!

Much of the focus on US privacy has been US state laws, and the potential of a federal privacy law. This focus can lead one to forget, however, that US privacy and data security law follows a patchwork approach both at a...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #397 – TikTok and ByteDance File Suit Against the United States

As threatened, TikTok, Inc. and ByteDance, Ltd., the owner of the TikTok app, filed suit against the United States on May 7, 2024, alleging that the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

U.S. Passes Social Media and Data Broker Bills Targeting Data Use Practices

As part of the national security supplemental package, President Biden has signed into law two provisions targeting data use practices by websites, desktop applications, mobile apps, and augmented or immersive technology...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Aid Package Signed by President Biden Includes Divestiture of TikTok Requirement

President Biden signed a historical aid package into law on Tuesday that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific region. The package also includes a bill increasing sanctions on Russian assets and requiring...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Mother May I? Florida and Utah Recently Regulations for Minor Use of Social Media Platforms

Florida recently passed a new law and Utah recently repealed and replaced its previously enjoined law with two new bills (available here and here), which regulate minors’ access to social media platforms. The laws highlight...more

Akerman LLP - HR Defense

Curious About Your Newest Employee’s Social Media Presence? Too Bad, Because in New York, It Could Cost You!

In the era of Tiktok influencers and Instagram models, almost everyone has an online side hustle, and that highly qualified referral you just interviewed or bright new hire you just made might just be one of them! The same...more

Holland & Knight LLP

New York Employers Beware: State's Social Media Privacy Law Became Effective March 12, 2024

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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed two bills on Sept. 14, 2023, Assembly Bill 836 (A836) and Senate Bill 2518A (S2518A). The law applies to personal social media accounts, defined as "an account or profile on an electronic...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

State Social Media Law Patchwork Emerging: Florida Passes Law to Restrict Minors’ Use of Online Services

On March 25, 2024, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s HB 3. The law requires that social media platforms prohibit users under 14 years old from creating accounts and requires these platforms to obtain parental consent for...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Utah Passes New Versions of Social Media Laws for Minors in Response to Challenges

On March 13, 2024, Governor Spencer Cox signed Utah’s Social Media Amendments, SB 194 and HB 464. Utah was the first state last year to pass laws strictly limiting minors’ use of social media. These laws were challenged in...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Utah Legislature Repeals and Replaces Utah Social Media Regulation Act

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Keypoint: The Utah legislature repealed and replaced the Utah Social Media Act in response to a lawsuit challenging the law on constitutional grounds. Prior to closing in early March, the Utah legislature passed two bills...more

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Congressional Investigations: A Review of Investigations Likely to Continue in 2024 and into the 119th Congress

This is the sixth in our 2024 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. We will be posting further installments in the series throughout the next several...more

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In Compliance: Holtzman Vogel's February 2024 Round-up

The FCC issued a Declaratory Ruling on February 8 to ensure that telephone calls that use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate or mimic human voices are treated as “robocalls” for purposes of the Telephone Consumer...more

Venable LLP

New York’s New Privacy Protections for Employees’ Social Media Accounts - What Employers Should Do Now to Prepare

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“Follow me on Instagram, will you?” That may seem like a harmless question to a colleague, but starting soon, New York will ban most employer inquiries regarding an employee’s personal social media account....more

Vondran Legal

Arizona Name, Image, and Likeness Law for Athletes and Institutions

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Thanks to new legislation, student-athletes may now legally profit through the use of their name, image and likeness marketing and promotions efforts. If you have a strong social media following on sites like Instagram,...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

New Year Employment Law Developments: Key Changes for New York Employers

Ringing in the new year means a host of new employment laws that are now effective and on the horizon for New York employers. With the state very busy at year-end, employers should take note of new laws impacting the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

ICYMI: 10+ Years Later, NY Limits Employers’ Access to Employees’ Social Media and Other “Personal Accounts”

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With the potential “tendency of many to ‘overshare,’ documenting everything from their breakfast to their favorite Marvel™ villain” on social media, as recognized in at least one court opinion, perhaps unsurprisingly, some...more

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UK Online Safety Act: What Does It Mean for Your Business?

The United Kingdom’s Online Safety Bill has recently received royal assent and become law as the Online Safety Act (OSA)....more

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