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Connecticut Enacts AI Framework While Colorado Scales Back Landmark AI Law

States continue to play a leading role in shaping artificial intelligence (AI) regulation in the absence of a comprehensive federal framework. Two recent developments demonstrate how state approaches to AI regulation...

United States Media & IT

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Wiley Rein

Bipartisan Coalition Of State Attorneys General Opposes House Children’s Online Safety Bill

A bipartisan coalition of 44 state attorneys general has formally objected to the House version of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (H.R. 7757)...

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

A Good Influence

The Institute for Responsible Influence (IRI), a new project of BBB National Programs' Center for Industry Self-Regulation, has introduced a certification program for influencers...

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Ad Law News And Views - April 2026

Kelley Drye's privacy and advertising team shares April highlights including their new San Francisco office opening, healthcare privacy initiatives, and upcoming webinar on email marketing litigation.

United States Privacy

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Bouck Could Make It Easier To Sue Tech Companies That Provide Generative AI Tools To Advertisers On Their Platforms

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Quince Lawsuit Is The Latest Warning Shot In The Music Industry’s Social Media Enforcement Campaign

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Is Anyone Listening? CIPA Wiretap Claims Survive Dismissal

United States Privacy

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Texas Targets Big Tech With Wave Of Suits And Investigations, Part Of Nationwide Trend

United States Technology

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (May 19, 2026)

United States Consumer

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Wiley Rein

The Three AdTech Growth Shifts That Matter In 2026

United States Media & IT

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AlixPartners

Tag, You’re Liable: What Instagram’s New Affiliate Reels Mean For Retailers

United States Media & IT

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Ballard Spahr LLP

California Attorney General Publishes Proposed Regulations Implementing Social Media Addiction Law

United States Privacy

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Jones Day

Webinar: Pricing 101: Key Considerations Across Privacy And Consumer Protection

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

FTC Updates (May 11-15, 2026)

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

The Cannabis Industry’s “Big Tobacco” Moment: What Insurers Need To Know About Murray v. Cresco

United States Cannabis

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

When The Microphone Lives On Your Face: Smart Glasses In The Workplace And The Clinic

United States Employment

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Foreign Agent Crackdown Continues: Chinese Operative In NY Convicted

United States Government

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

What Ebola Outbreaks Mean To U.S. Businesses

United States Employment

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Duane Morris LLP

Podcast - The New Rules Of Healthcare Fraud Enforcement

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

Can A Social Media Post Get You Fired?

Social media is an integral part of our lives, shaping the way we share information and engage with the world. Platforms like Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok offer numerous benefits, but they also present challenges when it comes to navigating the delicate balance between personal and professional lives.

United States Employment

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The Employment Law Group

Will New York’s Valve Lawsuit Take The Steam Out Of Loot Box Video Game Monetization? (Video)

Video gamers were quick to ratio Attorney General Letitia James’s social media announcement of her office’s loot box lawsuit against Valve Corporation.

United States Media & IT

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Gamma Law

Embedded Posts, Copyright Infringement & TOS Licensing (Again!)

It’s been a minute since we blogged about embedded videos. (See this post and this one.) The Second Circuit recently gave us a good reason to do so again.

United States IP

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Embedded Posts, Copyright Infringement & TOS Licensing (Again!)

The Second Circuit recently addressed copyright infringement claims arising from embedding social media content in news articles, offering one of the clearest appellate discussions to date of how YouTube's Terms of Service...

United States IP

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

How Product Brands Navigate Today’s Dupe Economy With Tiffany Gehrke And Alexa Spitz

United States IP

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Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

How To Survive A Section 230 Defense: Recent Cases Provide Guidance

United States Media & IT

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

FTC Settles With Watchdog Journalism Non-Profit "Media Matters For America”

United States Anti-trust

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Wiggin & Dana

FTC Blog Updates (April 27-May 1, 2026)

United States Consumer

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Crowell & Moring LLP

New Class Action Targets “Surveillance Pricing”: What Businesses Using Personalized Pricing Need To Know

United States Privacy

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Mayer Brown

$6 Million California Jury Award Shows Children’s Privacy Litigation Is Accelerating—What It Means For Business Privacy Compliance

United States Privacy

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Kutak Rock LLP

The BBB Wants To Train Influencers – Here’s Why That’s A Great Idea

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Mixed Signals On The Free Flow Of Information Online — One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

United States IP

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Meta AI Glasses - Designed For Privacy?

United States Technology

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Wolf Popper

Podcast - Inside Telehealth's Growth, Regulation And Access

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

The BBB Wants To Train Influencers – Here’s Why That’s A Great Idea

We lawyers have been nagging our clients for years – both from the brand side and the influencer side- because the FTC has made it very clear that everyone along the advertising spectrum can...

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Mixed Signals On The Free Flow Of Information Online — One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

March 2026 saw three important court decisions that may affect the internet as we know it today. A Supreme Court decision took a step forward for a free and robust internet that encourages the free flow of information, while two state court decisions each took steps back from this same free flow of information over the internet.

United States IP

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Meta AI Glasses - Designed For Privacy?

Meta AI glasses, marketed as privacy-focused wearable technology, have sparked global controversy after investigations revealed that contract workers review users' intimate audiovisual recordings, including private moments in bedrooms and bathrooms.

United States Technology

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Wolf Popper

Podcast - Inside Telehealth's Growth, Regulation And Access

Telehealth innovation succeeds only when compliance discipline matches the pace of growth.

United States Healthcare

HK

Holland & Knight

Institute For Responsible Influence Launches Creator Certification Program

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Social Media Might Have To Rethink Platform Design And Features As Courts Reject Communications Decency Act, Section 230 Defense

Recent court rulings in Massachusetts and California have significantly narrowed Section 230 immunity for social media platforms, holding that the Communications Decency Act does not shield companies from liability claims based on addictive or harmful design features.

United States Media & IT

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Will The Recent Social Media Verdicts Influence Climate Cases?

Two recent verdicts have held social media companies liable for harming their users, one for $375m and one for $6m. The verdicts have "reverberated around the world" according to one recent article.

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

How Successful Creators Approach The Business Of Podcasting

My practice focuses on television, motion picture, podcasts and digital media, representing clients from development to production and through distribution, including branded entertainment.

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Smart Glasses And Privacy: Wearable Surveillance And Disclosure Issues

If you scroll through any popular social media app, you've probably seen the format: a man approaches a woman in public (at a shop, on a beach, in an airport lounge) and tries to chat her up...

United States Media & IT

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

In Massachusetts, Section 230 Does Not Immunize Meta From Claims That Instagram’s Design Features Injure Children

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

ICYMI: Developments In Anthropic Challenges To Department Of War Supply Chain Risk "Designation"

United States Technology

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Wiley Rein

Five Stars, Zero Tolerance: FTC Turns Up Enforcement Under Consumer Review Rule

United States Consumer

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

The "Rogers" Test Continues To Be A Vital Protection For Expressive Works

United States IP

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

What Do A Megastar Actor And A Macaque Have In Common? Reputation

United States Media & IT

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Withers LLP

Landmark Verdicts Against Meta And YouTube Signal New Era Of Social Media Platform Liability

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

DOS And USCIS Expand Immigration Screening Across Visas And Benefits

United States Immigration

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Oppenheimer v. DCB And Associates, LLC Et Al. (D. Mass. 25-cv-10363).

United States IP

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Lando & Anastasi

Ad Law News And Views - March 2026

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CFTC Seeks Public Input On Prediction Markets Regulation

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

Top Legal Issues Facing Fashion & Retail In 2026

United States International

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ArentFox Schiff

MCM Group 22 LLC v. Perry

United States IP

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

4 Strategies For Enforcing IP Rights On Social Media Platforms

United States IP

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Clark Hill

Daily Journal Features Praw And Sayre Article On Social Media, Mental Health, And Legal Accountability

United States Media & IT

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

EntertainHR: St. Denis Medical—Taking 'Love Contracts' To The Next Level

United States Media & IT

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Ford & Harrison LLP

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Marks Gray

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

Former Missouri Attorney General Quietly Withdraws First Of Its Kind Content Moderation Rule (Podcast)

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Non-binding Guidance: The Administration's Focus On Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising (Podcast)

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Mod Squad: Legal Aspects Of Social Content Moderation (Video)

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Gamma Law

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