Ofcom, the U.K. Online Safety Act (the Act) regulator, released an updated roadmap on the timing of obligations for covered services on October 17, 2024. The Act was passed in October 2023 and introduces new legal obligations...more
10/29/2024
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On July 1, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in Moody v. NetChoice, LLC that laws regulating large social media platforms passed by Texas and Florida likely offend the First Amendment in at least some...more
7/29/2024
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A significant number of federal legislative proposals that focus on online child safety have been introduced. If enacted, they would modify online providers’ obligations to remove and report child sexual exploitation (CSE)...more
10/26/2023
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Transparency
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s stay of a temporary injunction in NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton, a closely watched case involving a novel Texas law purporting to...more
The European Parliament approved several amendments to the European Commission’s proposed Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online on April 17, 2019. The Regulation requires, among other things,...more
The European Commission recently published a draft “Regulation on preventing the dissemination of terrorist content online.” If enacted, the draft Regulation would impose stringent monitoring, removal and reporting...more
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In addition to issuing warnings about their use, Argentina has suggested an increased interest in virtual currency transactions by requiring financial institutions and other entities to report virtual...more
Virtual Currencies: International Actions and Regulations.
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