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Breaching Social Media Platforms’ Section 230 Shield

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Last month, the Ninth Circuit reeled back protections for digital media platforms on which scam ads are found. Calise v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 103 F.4th 732 (9th Cir. 2024) Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Round Three: FTC Proposes Further Restrictions on Meta's Privacy Practices and a Complete Prohibition on Meta Monetizing Youth...

On May 3, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it issued an order to show cause (the “show cause order”) to Meta Platforms, Inc. (formerly Facebook, Inc., “Meta”). The show cause order proposes major...more

Fenwick & West LLP

With Microsoft Complaint, Lina Khan’s FTC Takes on Another Big Tech Gaming Deal

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On December 8, 2022, the same day that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) delivered its opening arguments to a federal judge in California in the FTC’s bid to halt Meta’s acquisition of virtual reality gaming company Within,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FTC Defeats Facebook Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint

The FTC's case against Facebook will be allowed to proceed now that the district court has held its Amended Complaint plausibly alleged violations of Section 2 of the Sherman Act related to Facebook's acquisition of Instagram...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Facebook Rulings Are a Setback for Antitrust Regulators but May Spur Amendments

On June 28, 2021, Judge James E. Boasberg of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted Facebook’s motions to dismiss two parallel antitrust complaints filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a group...more

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets

FTC Acts Against Warner Brothers’ YouTube Promotion Campaign: Disclosure of Affiliation Below the “Fold” Is Not Enough

Last week, the FTC announced an agreement containing a consent order, subject to final approval, resolving its claims against Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. (“Warner Bros.”) for the company’s misleading use of social...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC Highlights FDCPA Risks for Debt Collectors Using Social Media, Texts

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently published a reminder to debt collectors of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) compliance risks that are created by the use of social media or text messages in connection...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update Volume 7, Issue 1

Three Steps To Help Ensure The Enforceability Of Your Website’s Terms Of Use - Operators of social media platforms and other websites typically manage their risks by imposing terms of use or terms of service for the...more

Perkins Coie

Navigating the Unsafe Harbor: Keep Calm and Carry On

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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its landmark decision in Maximillian Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner on October 6, 2015, ultimately invalidating the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework. Under...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Facial Recognition Technology: Social Media and Beyond, an Emerging Concern

This week, a major self-regulatory initiative intended to address privacy concerns associated with facial recognition technology hit a significant stumbling block. Nine consumer advocacy groups withdrew from the National...more

King & Spalding

Consumer Groups Push FTC To Investigate Popular Candy Social Media Contest For Alleged Violations Of COPPA

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According to a Request for Investigation filed with the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on December 9, 2014, a coalition of consumer and children’s privacy rights organizations has asked for a federal investigation of the...more

BakerHostetler

Enforcement Priorities and Trends in Children's and Minors' Advertising and Privacy

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BakerHostetler's Alan Friel recently interviewed FTC staff lawyer Kandi Parsons and Assistant New Jersey Attorney General Elliot Sibers at the opening session of the Children's Advertising Review Unit ("CARU") of the...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Top 10 Technology Blunders for Employers

As one who presumably has no nude selfies, you may not be too concerned about a “hack” like the one that continues to afflict celebrities like Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t still plenty...more

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