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Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

CNN Must Defend Privacy Suit Alleging Data Sharing with Microsoft and Adtech Firms

A federal judge has ruled that CNN must face a proposed class action alleging that its website shared consumers’ personal information with Microsoft and adtech firms without consent, in alleged violation of the California...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CEMA-ingly Endless Litigation: Brown v. Old Navy Turns 1-Year-Old

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Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Washington Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Old Navy, LLC, 567 P.3d 38 (Wash. 2025). In response to a certified question from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of...more

Troutman Amin LLP

RABBIT HOLE: Illinois Federal Judge Holds SMS Messages are Calls Subject to the TCPA’s DNC Rules and Tumbling Down We Go

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At least the map doesn’t need to be updated… The seesaw battle over whether an SMS message constitutes a “telephone call” under the TCPA’s DNC provisions continues to rage on....more

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The ECPA: A Federal Private Right of Action for Privacy Policy Inaccuracies? (And What You Can Do to Cut Off Class Action...

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An August 2025 federal court ruling has opened the door for plaintiffs to use alleged inaccuracies or misrepresentations in a company’s privacy policy and other privacy disclosures as the basis for a federal wiretapping claim...more

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

EU Commission Releases Age Verification Blueprint

As part of its broader efforts around online age checking, the EU commission announced that it has created its age verification app. Last year the Commission announced that it was working with Member States to create a...more

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Telephone and Texting Compliance News — April 2026

We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)....more

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FCC Proposes New Numbering Policies to Combat Illegal Robocalls

At its March 2026 Open Meeting, the FCC adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing changes to its telephone numbering policies. The changes are aimed at making it harder for bad actors to obtain and exploit...more

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Bradford and Bradley — Redefining TCPA Consent in Some Courts

Earlier this year, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dropped a bombshell with its decision in Bradford v. Sovereign Pest Control of Texas. The Fifth Circuit reshaped the TCPA landscape when it held that for purposes...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

TCPA Rules to Change?

A Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) bill first introduced in the United States Senate has been given new life as Congress and federal agencies continue to focus on curtailing the delivery of unsolicited calls to...more

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Iowa AG Adds Claims to TikTok Lawsuit

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Iowa AG Brenna Bird has amended her complaint against social media giant TikTok and related entities to add additional claims regarding the vulnerability of Iowans’ personal data in violation of state consumer protection law....more

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Oregon and Washington Join California in Enacting Companion Chatbot Laws

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Continuing the trend of new state-by-state artificial intelligence (“AI”) regulations, Oregon and Washington both enacted laws regulating AI companion chatbots in March 2026, following California’s lead. Oregon’s SB 1546 and...more

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Florida’s Digital Bill of Rights: A Summary of Key Points for Large Online Platforms

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Florida has joined the growing number of states enacting comprehensive consumer privacy legislation. On June 6, 2023, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Florida Digital Bill of Rights (“FDBR”) into law, and it became effective...more

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An Amendment to Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA)

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Litigation under Washington’s CEMA, RCW 19.190, have flooded courts following a ruling from the Washington Supreme Court on April 17, 2025, which held that email subject lines containing false or misleading information were...more

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QUICK KILL: Yes ATDS Claims Are Still Perfectly Dead in the Ninth Circuit Footprint

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As TCPAWorld readers know well, the Supreme Court has defined an ATDS to be a system that EITHER stores OR produces telephone numbers to be dialed using a random or sequential number generator....more

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The Hidden Risks of Unarchived Website Changes in High-Regulation Industries

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You may not realize the hidden risks of unarchived website changes in high-regulation industries until your organization faces a regulatory inquiry, audit, or legal dispute. Your website changes constantly, from updated...more

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Rethinking Deal Structures in the Creator Economy

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The creator economy is a multibillion-dollar industry attracting serious investment, strategic brand partnerships and increasingly sophisticated deal structures. As platforms multiply and audience attention fragments, both...more

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High Court’s Refusal to Order Disclosure of Journalistic Source Underscores High Bar for Norwich Pharmacal Orders

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The High Court has refused to compel The Guardian newspaper to disclose the identity of an alleged source of non-public court information. The judgment emphasises the high bar for obtaining a Norwich Pharmacal order...more

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ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER TCPA CLASS SETTLEMENT: Goldco Robotext Lawsuit Settles for $2MM And I Don’t Understand Why

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A federal court just granted approval to a TCPA class action settlement involving messages sent by GoldCo using the Call Loop text platform. The Plaintiff claimed Gold Co had sent messages to himself and others on the DNC...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Is “Material Contribution” to Another’s Infringement Enough to Establish Liability for Contributory Copyright Infringement?

Last week, the Supreme Court vacated a copyright infringement judgment against an ISP provider and remanded the case to the Fifth Circuit for reconsideration in light of the Cox Communications decision (Grande Comm’s Networks...more

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2026 World Cup Legal Checklist

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Time is short, stakes are high, and the crowds are coming. The upcoming FIFA World Cup™ offers tremendous opportunity for businesses that are prepared, have taken proper steps, and have protected their interests. Use...more

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Certified to Influence: A New Self‑Regulatory Lever in Influencer Compliance

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Influencer marketing has outgrown its early days of buried “#sp” tags and fuzzy disclosure practices. It’s now a core advertising channel driving billions in spend—and, unsurprisingly, continues to draw scrutiny from...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

What Brands, Agencies and Creators Need to Know About the New Responsible Influence Certification Program

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This week marks an important new chapter in the self-regulation of advertising in the United States. Yesterday, the Center for Industry Self-Regulation's Institute for Responsible Influence (IRI) announced the launch of a new...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

The Pitch - March 2026

The Pitch newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to the music, film and television, fine arts, media, professional athletics, eSports, and gaming industries. The Pitch features a diverse...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

FINRA Investor Education Foundation Examines Effects of Social Media “Finfluencers”

On April 2, 2026, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) Investor Education Foundation (the “Foundation”) published a brief (the “Brief”) examining the demographic characteristics, investment knowledge and...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Not Every Wiretap Claim Belongs in Federal Court: Federal Court Sends Pennsylvania Case Back to State Court

While California’s wiretapping statute, the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), tends to dominate the conversation about the recent rise in wiretapping litigation, plaintiffs are also turning to other states’...more

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