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Be Careful What You Click For: A Canadian Court Rules That A Thumbs-Up Emoji Indicates A Binding Contractual Agreement

In this age of social media and texting, we use a plethora of shorthand visual and typographic icons to express a range of responses or reactions to posts or texts: a heart to indicate love, a laughing face or an “LOL” to...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Banks Fined $2 Billion for Employees’ “Off-Channel” Communications—Is Your Industry at Risk?

On September 27, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settlements against 11 major financial institutions, resolving an industry sweep into employees improperly using personal messaging...more

Clark Hill PLC

Credit Eco to Go Podcast - The Results are In: Consumers Really Do Respond Better to Digital Communications

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Since the start of the pandemic, the financial services industry, including the accounts receivable management (ARM) industry, has predicted that the use of technology to contact consumers will grow exponentially. That...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Emergency Text Messages Can Save Lives in a Pandemic Without Running Afoul of the TCPA

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Communication is critical in an emergency. It can save lives, mitigate disasters, and, importantly, prevent the spread of disease....more

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Are Your Emojis Saying What You Think They Are? A Cautionary Tale From Harrison V. City Of Tampa

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How are you preserving emojis for ediscovery? Hold on just a minute. Do people really use emojis in a business setting? You bet, though not everyone is on board. But now that offices are more dispersed than ever—and...more

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There’s No One “Right” Version of an Emoji: A Conversation With Eric Goldman

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Eric Goldman, an Internet law professor, gives us an overview of emoji law, including the pros—more precise and nuanced communication—and the cons—more ambiguity and room for misinterpretation. Eric Goldman is a Professor at...more

Troutman Pepper

When Electronic Records Disappear But Legal Issues Linger

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In December 2017, the Sunshine Project sued Missouri Governor Eric Greitens, alleging violations of the Missouri Open Records and Open Meetings Law because he and his staff used Confide, an “ephemeral” messaging app that...more

Carlton Fields

FINRA Issues New Guidance on Social Media and Digital Communications

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In April, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 17-18, which reiterates previous rules and provides additional guidance regarding the application of several key rules governing communications with the public to digital...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FINRA on Social Media, Digital Communications

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) took on social media in new guidance that attempts to apply existing rules governing communications to online networking platforms....more

Dechert LLP

Text on the Dotted Line: A Text Message Can Create a Binding Contract

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Here’s another story in the “It never gets easier” file. The Massachusetts Land Court recently decided a case that perhaps we should have all guessed was coming. This is the above the fold headline: Text...more

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LOL! OMG. HUH? Court Finds That Text Message Can Form Binding Contract

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In the world of Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn, it is no secret that individuals are communicating regularly on their smartphones about their business affairs. Recently, a court addressed the question about whether a text...more

McDermott Will & Emery

California Joins Other States with the Passage of CalECPA

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Law enforcement requests for electronic information, particularly from technology companies such as Google and Twitter, have skyrocketed in recent years. In response, several states—Maine and Texas in 2013, Utah in 2014 and...more

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