President Biden has signed the REPORT Act (S.474) into law, imposing additional obligations on online service providers to report material related to the sexual abuse of children. The REPORT Act: Expands reporting...more
This article was originally published Jan. 26, 2024. It was updated May 6, 2024.
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the REPORT Act (S.474), which would impose additional obligations on online service providers to...more
The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would impose additional obligations to online service providers to report material related to the sexual abuse of children.
The REPORT Act would: Expand reporting obligations within...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently unveiled a policy for voluntary disclosure of misconduct in mergers and acquisitions (M&A). This is another in a series of recent initiatives relating to corporate compliance,...more
Online safety for children and teens is squarely on the Congressional agenda. U.S. laws aimed at protecting kids online predate the age of social media and the creator economy, and many state and federal legislators have been...more
On July 3, the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), and the Enforcement Division of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released an updated joint Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign...more
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