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Off the Clock in Oregon but Maybe on the Hook

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Despite Hollywood’s most recent high-profile case with Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, defamation cases are notoriously difficult to win and often susceptible to pretrial dismissal. Yet, a recent Oregon Supreme Court case—Lowell...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Maddening Online Complaints: Saving You From Yourself

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We work hard for our businesses, and those of you who started your own enterprise are even more deeply concerned about it than others. Which is why criticism of your business can be so frustrating....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Second Circuit Affirms That President Trump Cannot Block Critics on Twitter

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In a closely watched case, the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held on July 8, 2019 that President Trump violated the First Amendment by blocking disfavored users on his @RealDonaldTrump Twitter account. This important...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Second Circuit Holds That Blocking Users’ Access To Presidential Twitter Account Violates First Amendment

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On July 9, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the First Amendment prohibits the government from blocking social media users from accessing the Twitter account @realDonaldTrump. See Knight First...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Anonymous Online Speech: Considerations for Victims and Speakers

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In today’s world — where social media has become a source of news for many — companies and individuals often find themselves the subject of negative and anonymous online comments. These comments can give rise to legal claims...more

Jackson Walker

The First Amendment and Social Media Commentary

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Social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter typically allow users to delete unwanted commentary or block others with whom they disagree from posting on the user’s page or post. The subject matter of the offending...more

Lewitt Hackman

Negative Reviews: Franchises Pursuing Truth, Justice, & Defamation Claims

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Franchised businesses, particularly restaurants, hotels, automotive servicers and others have been falling victim to the digital age. Many consumers now choose the places they do business based on what they read on Yelp,...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Social Media and Georgia’s New Anti-SLAPP Statute

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These days, one of the most effective ways to advertise your business is through social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter. At virtually no cost, social media allows you to conveniently market your...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Businesses rejoice but poster beware: Yelp ordered to identify anonymous reviewer

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Many business have suffered the misery and frustration of a harshly negative, anonymous online review. That anonymity, critics argue, frees the reviewer from worries about the need for accuracy and, worse yet, encourages the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Status Updates: Appeals court upholds anti-cyberbullying law; better marketing through neural networks; restaurant owner turns the...

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Cruel intentions. Laws seeking to regulate speech on the Internet must be narrowly drafted to avoid running afoul of the First Amendment, and limiting such a law’s applicability to intentional attempts to cause damage usually...more

Proskauer - Law and the Workplace

Employee Gripe Apps: Should Companies Be Concerned?

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The Wall Street Journal recently published an article by Lindsay Gellman on a new app by Collectively that allows users to post anonymous reviews of and complaints about their employers. The app is cheekily called...more

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