Telecommunications, Social Media, Internet

FEC Adopts New Rules for Internet Communications and Candidate Salaries

Wiley Rein LLP on 12/19/2023

In its final meeting of 2023 held last Thursday, December 14, the Federal Election Commission (FEC or Commission) adopted a series of significant rulemakings and policy recommendations to Congress. The first rulemaking,...more

RuNet Law Comes Into Force: What Is Next

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/27/2019

As Russia’s internet law imposes new obligations on technology and infrastructure companies, the Russian government considers subordinate legislation. On November 1, 2019, the majority of provisions of Russia’s internet...more

Net Neutrality Proposals for Tech Platforms Raise First Amendment Concerns

Jones Day on 9/27/2019

The Issue: Tech platforms face a hostile environment in Washington, with bipartisan consensus building behind proposals for additional regulation. The Situation: Regulating how tech companies transmit online content is the...more

Sovereign Runet Law: Russia Considers Taking Control of Internet in Emergency Situations

Morgan Lewis on 4/29/2019

Russia has amended its main laws governing the internet to allow the government to restrict access to the internet and to control internet traffic in emergency situations....more

Russian Telecommunications and Media Laws: Latest Developments

Morgan Lewis on 3/1/2018

Russia continues to expand the regulation of various internet-related activities, implementing a general tightening of efforts to monitor and control content, and showing special attention to activities by foreign media...more

India Rejects Facebook’s Zero-Rating “Free Basics” Program on Net Neutrality Grounds

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 2/29/2016

In 2015, Facebook announced with some fanfare the rollout of its “Free Basics” service in India. Partnering with the wireless telecom Reliance, customers that downloaded the Free Basics app onto their smartphones could use...more