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Social Links: TikTok Tussles, Teen Privacy Push, and the Thumbs-Up That Sealed the Deal

If you want the perfect illustration of the high-stakes world of tech acquisition, look no further than the mad scramble for TikTok. Alexis Ohanian, Reddit’s wunderkind co-founder, has joined Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty...more

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Inside TikTok’s U.S. Data Security Operation: A Rare Look at the Battle Over User Data

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The controversy surrounding TikTok has dominated political discussions for years. Critics claim the app is a national security risk, a data funnel to the Chinese Communist Party, and a vehicle for foreign propaganda. TikTok,...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Law Restricting TikTok’s Operations in the U.S.

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On January 17, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its decision in TikTok Inc. v. Garland, affirming the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the Act), which restricts...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

CIPA TikTok Claims

Our readers are well aware of the proliferation of lawsuits alleging California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) violations against companies that use third-party tracking technology to collect consumer data on their...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

The TikTok Ban Saga: SCOTUS, Trump’s Executive Order, and the Implications for Digital Marketing and Emerging Platforms

From expedited Constitutional challenges to an exodus of self-proclaimed “TikTok Refugees” to new foreign-owned social media platforms, the past week leading up to the Jan. 19, 2025, deadline for the TikTok Ban has been a...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

After Supreme Court Upholds Ban, Trump Issues EO Giving TikTok an Extension

Despite bipartisan support for banning TikTok – essentially spyware presenting a national security threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) – in the United States (as done by India) and the Supreme Court’s upholding...more

Holland & Knight LLP

President Trump's Executive Order Halts TikTok Ban

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President Donald Trump on Jan. 20, 2025, signed an Executive Order (E.O.), Application of Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications to TikTok, halting the recently issued ban on the TikTok app (Act)...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Pause on Enforcement of TikTok Ban

This EO instructs the Attorney General to delay enforcement of the TikTok ban for 75 days. The Attorney General will issue a letter to each provider stating that there has been no violation of the statute and that there is no...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

You Posted What?! Considerations for Employers’ Social Media Policies in 2025 | Insights & Events

Whether or not the TikTok ban is upheld following the January 10, 2025, oral arguments in front of the Supreme Court, employers should be aware of some social media trends stemming from the app that are here to stay. As...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Sale-or-Ban Law

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In a much-anticipated decision, the U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 17, 2025, rejected TikTok's appeal and upheld the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (Act). The act, which was signed into...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - January 17, 2025

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The Supreme Court of the United States issued one decision today: TikTok Inc. v. Garland, Firebaugh v. Garland, Nos. 24-656, 24-657: The Supreme Court upheld a federal law that would make it unlawful for companies in the...more

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TikTok, the Clock Won’t Stop, and Cases Involving Court Jurisdiction Narrowly Focused - SCOTUS Today

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As the snow has fallen on Washington, DC’s First Street over the past few days, the Supreme Court has begun to issue opinions in the current term....more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #427 – Ahead of the TikTok Ban, Users are Turning to Another Chinese App with Similar Privacy Concerns – What you...

TikTok users are seeking alternate platforms to share and view content as the U.S. is set to ban the popular social media app on January 19, 2025. Instead of turning to U.S.-based companies like Facebook or Instagram, users...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Vibe Check on TikTok: Legal Changes May Force App to Take the L

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The future of TikTok is on the table in the United States. As has been widely covered, in April 2024, Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act”), which...more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

Consumers Tricked By Epic’s Deceptive Tactics and Privacy Violations To Receive Refunds In Fortnite Settlement With FTC

n December 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that Epic Games, Inc. had agreed to a $275 million penalty for violating the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) through its Fortnite video game....more

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Increasing insider threats and the importance of AI governance

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China’s ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is seeking USD1.1 million in damages from a former intern accused of sabotaging its artificial intelligence (AI) large language model training infrastructure....more

Moritt Hock & Hamroff LLP

FTC Sues TikTok – Again – For Violating COPPA Rules On Children’s Data Privacy And Parental Consent

Once again, the Justice Department, acting upon notification and referral from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), has filed a lawsuit against the video-sharing platform TikTok and its parent company for alleged flagrant...more

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The State AG Report – 8.8.2024

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Pennsylvania and Oklahoma AGs Launch Air Travel Complaint...more

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The Clock is Ticking on TikTok – How Employers Can Prepare for TikTok Ban

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Employers and businesses are in limbo on how to prepare for a post-TikTok world after Congress passed legislation giving the social media app’s Chinese owner nine months to either sell the company or be banned throughout the...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - May 2024 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - Health Care Entities Continue to Get Pummeled by Cybersecurity Attacks - The newest health care entity to be hit by a cyberattack is Ascension Health, which operates 140 hospitals and 40 assisted living...more

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Republican AGs Bullish on Protecting Consumer Data from Chinese Communist Party

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A group of 14 Republican AGs wrote a letter to the CEO of Webull Financial LLC, inquiring into whether Webull—which is both a U.S. and Chinese company—may have exposed customers’ personal information to the Chinese Communist...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Beyond TikTok: Unraveling the American Data Dilemma

The recent passage of H.R.7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act”), by the House of Representatives aims to restrict TikTok to U.S. users unless the platform’s parent...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

Push to restrict sharing of sensitive data heats up in the House

On March 20, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 7520, the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024, targeting companies that sell sensitive information to “foreign adversaries.” ...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - March 2024 #3

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CYBERSECURITY - Patch, Patch, Patch: Updates for Fortinet, Microsoft, and Adobe Products - Patching vulnerabilities is a difficult task. Keeping up with and patching them without disrupting users’ experience is tricky....more

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Privacy and AI in Israel and worldwide: a look to 2024

During 2023, privacy protection and artificial intelligence regulation continued apace and their implications continued to be a major focus in Israel and around the world. In Israel, this was reflected in a number of...more

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