President Biden has signed the REPORT Act (S.474) into law, imposing additional obligations on online service providers to report material related to the sexual abuse of children. The REPORT Act: Expands reporting...more
This article was originally published Jan. 26, 2024. It was updated May 6, 2024.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the REPORT Act (S.474), which would impose additional obligations on online service providers to...more
Companies with an online presence must be vigilant of current and proposed legislation aimed at protecting children online. With the growing use of artificial intelligence (AI), companies face an increasing and unprecedented...more
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would impose additional obligations to online service providers to report material related to the sexual abuse of children.
The REPORT Act would: Expand reporting obligations within...more
Online safety for children and teens is squarely on the Congressional agenda. U.S. laws aimed at protecting kids online predate the age of social media and the creator economy, and many state and federal legislators have been...more
The U.S. Supreme Court decided two cases recently that left untouched Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides online platforms immunity from claims based on content that their users create and share on...more
Since its inception in 1996, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has protected internet platforms from liability for third-party content posted on the platform. However, changes to Section 230’s protections are...more
DOJ is roaring into March with updates to its guidance on the evaluation of corporate compliance programs, a new pilot program on compensation incentives and clawbacks, and a revised policy on monitor selection, all released...more
3/8/2023
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At a hearing on 6 September 2022, lawyers acting for MG Freesites Ltd. (operators of the Pornhub website), raised a constitutional challenge against a recent law that permits France’s online content regulator (ARCOM) to seek...more
On 11 May, 2022, the European Commission announced a proposed regulation aimed at combating and preventing the sexual abuse of children online (the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules to...more
On July 3, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), and the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released an updated joint Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign...more
7/17/2020
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