News & Analysis as of

Florida Online Platforms Social Media

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

How Social Media Can Affect Your Personal Injury Case in Florida

Between Meta and TikTok, social media has been a topic of much discussion in recent months. While most of the conversation revolves around ethical concerns and data privacy, it underscores just how ubiquitous social media has...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Supreme Court’s Social Media Ruling Tilts Toward Free Speech

Bilzin Sumberg on

The US Supreme Court this month declined to rule on whether Florida and Texas laws limiting social media platforms’ content moderation violates the First Amendment, sending the issue back to the lower courts. But in doing so,...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

DarrowEverett LLP

Alexa, What Do You Think of Florida’s New Data Privacy Act?

DarrowEverett LLP on

Hot on the trail of the latest state privacy laws to come into effect, Florida has jumped on board to keep the momentum going. On June 6, 2023, Florida Senate Bill 262 (“SB 262,”) was signed into law, meaning a new set of...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Florida’s SB 262 – What Florida Thinks of Privacy (and more)

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on

With the passage of Senate Bill 262, Florida has become the latest state who has woken up to the political capital that a state privacy law can provide. And while we see a lot of the “usual suspects” which populate other...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Federal Court Blocks Florida Law Aimed at Social Media Giants

Bilzin Sumberg on

A federal judge recently blocked a Florida law that would have penalized social media companies for removing, or refusing to publish, posts by politicians. Florida legislators approved the legislation after Facebook, Twitter...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Industry Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Florida Social Media Law

Bilzin Sumberg on

On May 24, 2021, Florida’s governor signed into law legislation prohibiting social media companies from blocking political candidates seeking to use those companies’ websites to communicate with the sites’ users. Almost...more

McGuireWoods Consulting

Florida End of Session Update

The 2021 regular legislative session ended Friday, April 30th. Lawmakers took up and passed a wide range of bills during this 60-day session. Two weeks later, legislators reconvened for a special session on gaming, ending...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide