United States
Linklaters
In two related rulings issued on May 18, the Supreme Court left intact the broad liability shield under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act...
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
From the impact of changed congressional and agency leadership to the government's growing appetite to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) and social media platforms and, perhaps, break up Big Tech...
Jenner & Block
On May 18, the Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, the first case in which the Supreme Court has considered the contours of Section 230...
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
Website analytics are a key part of understanding whether a website "works," and how to improve it; they arose almost at the same time that companies began using websites to transact business.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister
On May 3, 2023, Utah's Online Pornography Viewing Age Requirements Act (the "Act") went into effect. The Act states that website operators must require internet users to prove they are eighteen years of age...
Proskauer Rose LLP
Back in October 2022, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Gonzalez v. Google, an appeal that challenged whether YouTube's targeted algorithmic recommendations qualify as "traditional editorial functions" protected...
WilmerHale
On May 4, the Florida House passed an amended version of SB 262, a bill establishing the Florida Digital Bill of Rights. The bill now moves to Governor Ron DeSantis's desk for signature.
Alvarez & Marsal
Without question, AI is the next transformative force in business. Over the subsequent 24 months, it will fundamentally change customer expectations, bring about new and innovative business models, ...
K2 Integrity
Payment scams exploiting the lure of cryptocurrency are a growing concern for individuals and businesses—losses from crypto scams increased from $907 million in 2021 to $2.57 billion in 2022.
McLane Middleton, Professional Association
Bronny James, son of NBA superstar Lebron James, has committed to play college basketball at the University of Southern California (USC) starting next season. Bronny James may be known...
InfoLawGroup
Twitter now expressly allows cannabis advertising. This, of course, makes it the first major social media platform to do so.
Fenwick
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an enforcement action against The Bountiful Company for engaging in "review hijacking," where the company falsely attributed ratings and reviews to its products.
K&L Gates
On 1 May 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) held in Lion Elastomers1 that whether employers violate the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA or Act) when they take adverse employment...
Ward and Smith, P.A.
The session — Trail Magic: Social Media and Employment Agreement LARP — used the firm's signature live-action role-playing (LARPing) technique to guide participants through the nuances...
WilmerHale
On April 26, 2023, a bipartisan coalition of federal lawmakers proposed a new piece of legislation that would impose additional guardrails around the use of social media by children under eighteen.
Ankura Consulting Group LLC
Researchers have discovered Kimsuky, a North Korean state-sponsored threat group also known as APT43, utilizing a new reconnaissance tool dubbed "ReconShark" during their latest campaign.
Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)
Trendy social media app TikTok gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic and has been on a meteoric rise ever since.
Morrison & Foerster LLP
In an advisory opinion released last week by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit, DOJ adopts a potentially expansive interpretation of FARA...
AlixPartners
The discussion around AI, its impact on the workplace and, more recently, the potential short and long-term risks has reached fever pitch in the last few months.
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz
Today, the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) published its long-anticipated decision regarding the legality of Meta's transfers of personal data from the EU to the US.