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Regulators in Europe Signal Increased Scrutiny of Online Platforms

In recent months, politicians and regulators across a number of jurisdictions have called on operators of online platforms to take seriously their legal obligations to promote a safe online environment. The safety of children...more

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Understanding Website & Social Media Metadata in Legal & Compliance

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For legal and recordkeeping compliance, understanding and capturing metadata of your organization's online presence is essential....more

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Defamation and Reputation Management in the Digital Age

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Defamation is the act of communicating false statements about a person that injures their reputation. Legal protections for a person’s reputation go back to common law and were well developed over the past two centuries....more

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Spoliation, Sanctions, and Staying Social Media Savvy

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Social media has changed the way we share ideas, the way we get our news, the way we make purchases, and the way we conceptualize ourselves and our community. It has changed the way we keep in touch with our friends and...more

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Can America Regulate Social Media?

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When the CEOs of the biggest social media companies were brought before Congress in January to answer for the devastating effects of social media on young people, Mark Zuckerberg turned heads by turning his own and...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

How to Manage Facebook Reviews

Did you know that Facebook is the largest social networking site? Business News Daily reports that Facebook has more than 2.91 billion active users, making it a vital platform for small business sales, social media marketing,...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

How To Deal with Online Defamation

It can be an incredibly stressful situation to face targeted online harassment, whether it’s on social media, review sites, or any other corner of the internet. As our society becomes more reliant on the internet on a daily...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

UK Law May Create ‘Duty of Care’ for Social Media Companies

The UK is reportedly considering legislation that would impose a ‘duty of care’ on social media companies to regulate harmful content on their platforms. This push for an online safety bill was triggered by the high-profile...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #342 – If You Use Twitter, Be Aware and Stay Tuned

This week, in addition to the news-catching, ongoing dispute between Twitter and Elon Musk, Twitter’s former head of cybersecurity, Peiter Zatko, claimed in a whistleblower filing with several federal agencies that Twitter...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

RuNet Law: New Russian Law Could Significantly Impact Telecom and Internet Providers and Social Media Platforms

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Broadly written rules would allow the Russian government greater central control over content and data flows, and greater access to users’ information. On May 1, 2019, the Russian President signed draft law No. 608767-7,...more

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DCMS Online Harms white paper and regulation of internet companies

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Online content in the UK is to be regulated by a new internet regulator. A white paper consultation was published on 8 April 2019 by the UK government Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS). The proposals...more

K&L Gates LLP

Digital Crisis PR: Removal of Unlawful Content from Digital Platforms

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Whether you are an individual, a start-up, or a multi-million dollar corporation, there is an art to removal-or “takedowns”- of unlawful content or negative reviews that have been posted about you or your business online. In...more

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California Enacts Nation’s First Anti-Bot Law

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On September 28, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law S.B. 1001, which makes it illegal “for any person to use a bot to communicate or interact with another person in California online, with the intent to mislead...more

K2 Integrity

Too Good to Be True: Cyber Safety Tips

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When seasoned investigators are exposed to online scams, the protective warnings they give to others on social media safety and internet fraud suddenly become real. Read on to see how one of our own dodged an online rental...more

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Russia Introduces New Draft Law on Social Networks

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Russian lawmakers have proposed a draft law that would impose new obligations on the owners of public networks. Such owners with no registered presence in Russia would be required to set up a local representative office....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

LinkedIn – in whose professional interest?

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LinkedIn is the biggest online network of professionals in the world. Many employers encourage staff to use LinkedIn to promote their organisation. While employees may share content relating to their organisation, they...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Are Loot Boxes An Illegal Gambling Mechanic?

A member of the United Kingdom’s Parliament has opened an inquiry into the legality of loot boxes. Loot boxes are virtual items that may be redeemed to receive a randomized selection of additional virtual items. Various...more

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Proposed BROWSER Act Would Require ISPs and Edge Service Providers to Give Users Opt-in and Opt-out Rights for the Use and...

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On May 18, 2017, Martha Blackburn (R-TN), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, introduced H.R. 2520, the Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equality and...more

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A Top 10 Dispute in China

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China Business Law Journal has recently announced its ‘Deals of the Year 2016’ recognizing cases that saw the most sophisticated efforts by legal counsel. And as a result our work for Tencent has been recognized as one of the...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

Establishing the Boundaries of the OCILLA Safe Harbor

As user-generated content explodes over the Internet, intellectual property disputes over posting or uploading such content without the owner’s consent continue to escalate. As we touched on in a recent post, social media...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Court “Likes” NLRB’s Determination that Facebook Posts Are Protected under the NLRA

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision that employees’ Facebook posts are protected by the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). Three D, LLC d/b/a Triple Play...more

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Facebook’s “Copyright” Post - The Sound and the Fury

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Users of Facebook no doubt have seen at least some of their friends post the “copyright” update. In brief, the post states “I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details,” including photos,...more

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Coders Oppose Government Access To Encrypted Data

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A group of top coding specialists published a paper on July 6, 2015, arguing that law enforcement’s desire to access encrypted data is not only unfeasible, but would also possibly imperil the security and privacy of global...more

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Internet Of Things, News Websites Fare Poorly In Security And Privacy Review

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On June 16, the Online Trust Alliance, an industry group focused on developing and encouraging best practices in online security and privacy, announced that a recent audit of approximately 1,000 websites showed that 46%...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Status Updates - December 2014 #4

Instagrowth. Instagram’s relationship with Facebook is turning out to be mutually beneficial. Since Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in 2012, the photo sharing platform has passed the 300-million-user mark, surpassing...more

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