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Flirting with Divorce: Social Media’s Silent Role in Broken Vows

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Valentine’s Day is marketed as a celebration of love—roses, cards, public tributes, and carefully curated posts declaring devotion. Yet before posting a perfectly worded caption, sending a private message, or striking up a...more

Hogan Lovells

UAE Introduces New Child Digital Safety Law - What Online Platforms Need to Know

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The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) has introduced a new and wide-reaching framework for protecting children online under Federal Decree-Law No. 26 of 2025 Regarding Child Digital Safety (the “CDS Law”). The CDS Law entered...more

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What You Need to Know About ChatGPT Ads for Law Firms

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ChatGPT burst onto the scene in late 2022, quickly changing how people search for and consume information. Since then, legal marketers have been exploring how to use the platform to gain efficiency, see around blind spots,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FDIC Finalizes New Official Digital Signage and Advertising Rule, With Some Changes

The FDIC published its final rule updating and easing the requirements for FDIC official digital signage and advertising FDIC deposit insurance status under 12 CFR Part 328. The final rule eliminates prescriptive formatting...more

BakerHostetler

State Enforcement in a Changing Antitrust Landscape: Reflections on Matthew J. Platkin’s Remarks at the ABA Antitrust Section’s...

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On January 29, 2026, the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section hosted “Diverse Perspectives: Antitrust in a Changing World.” The event brought together global competition enforcers, practitioners, economists and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Los Angeles Weighs $5 Million Support Program for Vertical Microdrama Production

On January 28, 2026, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously voted to explore a $5 million subsidy/support initiative aimed at microdramas, which are short-form, vertical (9:16) scripted productions that often operate at...more

Perkins Coie

The Bug - January 2026

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This month's issue features significant antitrust developments in digital platforms and AI, including the Ninth Circuit's ruling on Apple's App Store practices, the DOJ's landmark settlement with RealPage on algorithmic...more

Hogan Lovells

Domain Name News: January 2026

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This is the January 2026 edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain names across the globe. ...more

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FDIC Amends the Signage Requirements for Member Banks' ATMs and Digital Deposit Channels

On January 22, 2026, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a final rule to amend the signage requirements at 12 CFR 328.4 and 328.5 to provide insured depository institutions with greater flexibility in the...more

Mogin Law LLP

One Small Step for Competition: Search Engine Antitrust Claims Against Google Survive

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The core claims brought in a consumer antitrust suit against Google LLC have been allowed to proceed, but allegations related to fraudulent concealment are in jeopardy....more

Venable LLP

Advancing Interoperability, Transparency, and Trust Across the Music Technology Ecosystem

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Making and playing music have never been so popular. The modern music technology industry has made a lot of this possible but may have reached an inflection point. ...more

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Article: “Is Your 2026 PR Plan Ready to Go?” The Legal Intelligencer

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Law firms preparing for and kicking off their PR effort in 2026 face an environment that continues to change constantly. Preparation and planning determine whether a firm leads or reacts. Originally Published in The Legal...more

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AGs Step Up AI Accountability

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Arizona AG Kris Mayes is investigating reports that xAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot Grok, which has been integrated into social media platform X, has been used to generate and distribute child sexual abuse material...more

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Streaming May Have Killed the Radio Star, but it Might Bolster Public Performance Rights

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It seems like a commonsense principle – under Section 106 of the Copyright Act, copyright owners have the exclusive right to publicly perform their work through digital audio transmissions. Because of this exclusive right,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

2026 Antitrust Year in Preview: Big Tech

This update focuses on the digital technology sectors and the firms that have come to be collectively known as “Big Tech.” Our AI Industry Preview discusses the outlook for firms, including digital technology incumbents,...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

New Year New Risk Assessment - Key Learning Points from Ofcom’s Year 1 Online Safety Risk Assessments Report

The UK's online safety regulatory framework reached a significant milestone in 2025 with the first wave of risk assessments submitted under the Online Safety Act (OSA). Ofcom has now published its Year 1 Online Safety Risk...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

MSHA Announces Shift Towards Online Filing of Form 7000-2

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On January 8, 2026, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) issued a communication encouraging electronic filing of the Quarterly Mine Employment and Coal Production Report (MSHA Form 7000-2). This transition to...more

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Pulse check 2026: How Legal Professionals Tackle Collaboration Data at Scale

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Most organizations now operate across multiple collaboration platforms at the same time. Recent technology adoption data shows that Microsoft Teams remains the most prevalent internal collaboration platform, but it is rarely...more

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Embedded Videos — Fair Use or Infringement? What the Latest Court Decision Means for Publishers

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In early December 2025, the Southern District of New York issued a decision in Level 12 Productions, LLC v. Mediaite, LLC. The holding highlights a growing risk for publishers and businesses that use embedded social media...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UAE’s Child Digital Safety Law: What Every Digital Platform and ISP Should Know

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The law has extraterritorial reach over digital platforms and internet service providers that operate in, or target users in, the UAE....more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

How Creator Influence Is Rewriting Brand Partnerships

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Libby O’Neill, deputy chair of the firm’s Advertising, Marketing & Promotions practice, continues the conversation around creator-brand partnerships from our LA IP/Entertainment Conference. ...more

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Antitrust Bites - December 2025

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ICA launches a market investigation into the impact of large-scale retail supply chains on the agri-food chain sector - On 16 December 2025, the ICA launched a market investigation into the impact of large-scale retail...more

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The EU’s 2030 Consumer Agenda: A new regulatory playbook for 2026 and beyond

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The EU's 2030 Consumer Agenda, adopted on 19 November 2025, represents one of the most comprehensive and ambitious reform plans of EU consumer policy in recent years, and is set to reshape European markets from 2026 onward. ...more

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2026 Is Your Law Firm’s Digital Visibility Inflection Point

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The most dangerous assumption in law firm management today isn’t about AI adoption, remote work, or associate retention. It’s this: “We don’t get clients from our website. We can catch up on digital later.”...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

New State Law Helps Cities Get Short-Term Rental Information from Airbnb, VRBO and Other Online Platforms

When Senate Bill 346 took effect on January 1, 2026, California cities won a significant victory in their efforts to enforce local transient-occupancy tax (TOT) and short term rental (STR) regulations. A city is now able to...more

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