News & Analysis as of

Social Media › Censorship

Follow this channel for insights at the intersection of social media and the law, covering a wide array of issues from employer liability to privacy, from advertising rules to IP matters, and... more +
Follow this channel for insights at the intersection of social media and the law, covering a wide array of issues from employer liability to privacy, from advertising rules to IP matters, and more. Like this! less -
Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Social Links: July 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on

In a rare example of bipartisan agreement, the dramatically named DEFIANCE (Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits) Act unanimously passed the Senate. The bill allows victims of AI-generated deepfake...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

In the Supreme Court’s NetChoice Rulings, the Court Leaves the Door Open for Future Social Media Content Moderation Regulations

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on

Are social media companies more like newspapers or phone companies? This oft-debated question in social media legal circles, while seemingly trivial on the surface, represents a momentous debate over whether—and how...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

In Murthy v. Missouri, SCOTUS Focus on Plaintiff Standing Sidesteps Underlying, Larger First Amendment Questions

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog on

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision may have substantial effects on social media censorship. Based on their content-moderation policies, social media platforms have taken actions to suppress certain categories of speech,...more

Snell & Wilmer

Supreme Court Clarifies First Amendment and Standing Standards Applicable to Social Media Content Moderation Policy Challenges

Snell & Wilmer on

Social media companies have long moderated the type of content that appears on a person’s home page by, for instance, deleting explicit posts or “downgrading” posts containing misinformation. Based on the belief that these...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - June 26, 2024

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on

The Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions today: Murthy v. Missouri, No. 23-411: This case involves challenges to federal government communications with social media companies related to content...more

Nossaman LLP

Public Officials and Social Media Posts: U.S. Supreme Court Provides Guidance on First Amendment Compliance

Nossaman LLP on

In its recent opinions in Linke v. Freed and O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier, the U.S. Supreme Court considered if and when public officials violate the First Amendment rights of members of the public by blocking them from the...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Public Officials Subject to Suits for Blocking Social Media Critics, “Safety Valve” Relief from Mandatory Minimums Is Limited -...

Epstein Becker & Green on

On Friday, March 15, a unanimous Supreme Court decided two companion cases (Lindke v. Freed and O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier) that resolved a split in the Circuits concerning whether public officials can be held liable under...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Public Official’s Use of Social Media May Trigger First Amendment Scrutiny

Fox Rothschild LLP on

The U.S. Supreme Court has established guidelines for determining when a public official’s use of a private social media platform such as Facebook, X or Nextdoor constitutes public speech that cannot be censored. State and...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Projet de loi C-63 du Canada : La Loi sur les préjudices en ligne cible le contenu préjudiciable sur les médias sociaux

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on

Le 26 février 2024, le gouvernement fédéral a présenté le projet de loi C-63 (le « projet de loi »), qui édicterait la Loi sur les préjudices en ligne (la « Loi ») et établirait le premier régime fédéral visant à modérer le...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada’s Bill C-63: Online Harms Act Targets Harmful Content on Social Media

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on

On February 26, 2024, the federal government tabled Bill C-63 (Bill), which would enact the Online Harms Act (Act) and establish Canada’s first federal online content moderation regime....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Is Everything Better in Moderation? Circuit Split on Content Moderation to Be Heard by SCOTUS

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

On February 26, 2024, the United States Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in two cases currently before the Court, Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton. At their core, these cases raise the question as to...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 1.25.2024

Cozen O'Connor on

Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • AGs Ask FCC to Answer Their Call to Restrict Use of AI...more

Cozen O'Connor

AGs Add Their Voice to Free Speech Challenge to Social Media Censorship Laws

Cozen O'Connor on

19 Republican AGs, joined by Republican legislative leaders from Arizona, filed an amicus brief in U.S. Supreme Court cases Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton, supporting Florida and Texas laws, respectively, that bar...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - V 4, Issue 9, September 2023

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on

Are Automakers Making Sufficient Efforts to Protect Customer Data? With the ever-expanding Internet of Things, data privacy is a growing concern in today’s digital age. The automotive industry is no exception. The National...more

Cozen O'Connor

Injunction on Government-Social Media Communication Opposed by Democratic AGs

Cozen O'Connor on

21 Democratic AGs filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit asking it to overturn a preliminary injunction barring communication between federal officials and agencies and social-media...more

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak

High-ranking Government Executives and Invoking the Apex Doctrine

Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak on

A recent and ongoing case, In re Murthy, regarding social media platforms’ censorship of free speech, included discovery from the White House Office of the Press Secretary. This discovery brings former Biden Press Secretary...more

Cozen O'Connor

#NoFilter: Can States Regulate the Content of Social Media Platforms?

Cozen O'Connor on

In this edition of #NoFilter, we will examine a recent September 16, 2022, decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding a Texas state law impacting the power of social media platforms to moderate content on...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Insights into Texas’ Content Moderation Law

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP on

On May 31, the US Supreme Court reinstated an injunction first implemented in December 2021 regarding HB 20, the Texas law prohibiting social media companies from certain content moderation based on viewpoints. Its decision...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Court Enjoins Texas Social Media “Censorship” Law

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

On December 1, 2021, Judge Pitman of the Western District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction to prevent the Texas Attorney General from enforcing HB 20. NetChoice v. Paxton. HB 20 prohibits large social media platforms...more

Saiber LLC

Texas Enjoined from Enforcing Law Targeting Some Social Media Platforms

Saiber LLC on

The August 13, 2021 Trending Law Blog post discussed how the United States District court for the Northern District of Florida enjoined Florida from enforcing a law that targeted some, but not all, social media platforms...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

District Court Enjoins Controversial Texas House Bill 20

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on

Over the past several years, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the federal law that provides social media platforms with immunity from liability for user content and was once hailed as “the law that gave us the...more

Saiber LLC

Florida Enjoined from Enforcing Law Targeting Some Social Media Platforms

Saiber LLC on

Earlier this year, Florida enacted Senate Bill 7072 - The Stop Social Media Censorship Act - which imposed requirements and prohibitions on some, but not all, social media platforms relating to the speech hosted on their...more

Dentons

Iowa 2021 Legislative Report - Week 10

Dentons on

With two weeks until the second funnel, week 10 was dominated by extended floor debates on big-ticket Republican priorities. ..Rental Vouchers (SF252) prohibits local ordinances that require landlords to accept federal...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Should CDA Section 230 Be Changed?

Womble Bond Dickinson on

In the current environment of reckoning for the societal power of Big Tech, one threat seems ever-present on the tongues of those who would cut these companies down to size. Enacting this threat is likely to have the opposite...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The New Age of Content Moderation(?)

Womble Bond Dickinson on

The huge search and social media platforms of the internet are reaching an inflection point. For decades they have been able to deflect attention from their role as content providers. The issue is now front and center in our...more

33 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2
Next »

"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:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide