Last Tuesday afternoon, Elon Musk tweeted from his personal handle, “Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured.” These words drove Tesla’s share prices up by 10% on Tuesday before Nasdaq halted trading,...more
Last week, the FTC brought its first action against a social media influencer for failing to make appropriate disclosures on sponsored posts. While it had previously prosecuted companies who pay influencers for posts such as...more
When the President of the United States, every governor, every member of Congress, and—as Justice Kagan remarked—virtually every under-30 and 35 year-old in the country has a Twitter account, it’s time for social media to be...more
Earlier this month, the ACLU published a report alleging that it had obtained public records showing that social media user data such as location tracking, photos and hashtag usage may have been used by law enforcement to...more
On Saturday, July 23, Facebook acknowledged its anti-spam systems had briefly and accidentally blocked links to WikiLeaks files containing internal Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails. WikiLeaks had released 19,000...more
With live-streaming apps Periscope and Meerkat becoming increasingly popular, the introduction of a “live” element in the social media game is creating unique business and legal concerns. While most of the videos streamed on...more
10/15/2015
/ Cable Television Providers ,
Copyright Infringement ,
DMCA ,
HBO ,
Live Streaming ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Social Media ,
Social Networks ,
Takedown Notices ,
Television Programming ,
YouTube
When Kim Kardashian speaks, the FDA listens. Or, more precisely, when Kardashian, who has 46.8 million followers on Instagram, posts an enthusiastic endorsement—and advertisement—on the social media platform for Diclegis, a...more
9/24/2015
/ Celebrity Endorsements ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Instagram ,
Kim Kardashian ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Online Advertisements ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Pregnancy ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Snapchat ,
Social Media ,
Twitter