Settlement Agreement Update Between the DOJ and Meta - The Consumer Finance Podcast
A Close Look at the Justice Department’s Settlement with Meta (Formerly Facebook) to Resolve Alleged Fair Housing Act Violations Arising from Meta’s Targeted Advertising System
Recent Trends in TCPA Litigation - The Consumer Finance Podcast
[LEGAL MARKETING MOMENTS] Recent Changes In Social and Digital Media
Takeaways From Recent Claims Against Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook – Mitigating the Heightened Risk of Privacy Suits Against Individual Directors and Officers
Daily Compliance News: September 10, 2020-a Bad Day for M&A edition
Nota Bene Episode 89: European Q3 Check In - Merger Clearance and Data Protection Court Rulings and Brexit Updates with Oliver Heinisch
Life With GDPR: Special Emergency Valentine’s Day Edition-Facebook Dawn Raid in Ireland
This Week in FCPA-Episode 164, week ending July 26, 2019 – the Microsoft and Facebook settle edition
Compliance into the Weeds: Episode 130- Corrosive Subcultures
Top Five Corporate Scandals of 2018: Episode III-Facebook’s Drip, Drip, Drip
Daily Compliance News: November 18, 2018-Facebook Attacks
Compliance into the Weeds-Episode 76, Facebook CISO and Ethical Behavior
The Ever-Expanding Scope of Social Media Discovery
Yul Kwon, Head of @Facebook's Privacy Program & CBS 'Survivor' Winner, Opens Up On @HsuUntied
Should an employer have a written social media policy?
Employer Okay in Firing Employee for Private Facebook Post Reported by Coworker
Polsinelli Podcast - Social Media at Work - What's Allowed and What Isn't?
[Legal Perspective] When Is It NOT Okay to Delete Your Social Media Account?
Serving Legal Documents Through Social Media
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Summary - An opinion about a category of unprotected speech called “true threats” sheds light on how a majority of the justices may view New York Times v. Sullivan, a key defamation case. It also resolves a split over the...more
If you started off your knowledge of the Metaverse by calling it an “adult version of the SIMS”, then don’t worry, you’re in good company. The Metaverse—the “next evolution” of Facebook— is essentially where our digital world...more
On September 8, 2021, the High Court of Australia ruled 5-2 in Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd. v. Voller that media companies in Australia could be held liable for defamation as a result of comments left by third-parties...more
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Seyfarth Synopsis: The NLRB’s Division of Advice recently released an Advice Memorandum finding that a security company’s work rules were unlawfully overbroad, but that the company did not violate the National Labor Relations...more
Fascinating weekend feature from the Journal exploring how Sears Roebuck went from the dominant force in American retailing to the bankrupt shell of a company that it is now—all within a period of just 40 years....more
Hoteles City Express sought an order granting it permission to issue a subpoena to obtain documents from non-party Facebook, Inc. to show the subscriber identity for a Facebook page allegedly containing defamatory statements...more
Based on copyright infringement, emotional distress and other claims, a federal district court in California awarded $6.4 million to a victim of revenge porn, the posting of explicit material without the subject’s consent....more
An ugly dispute between two reality stars has the potential to create precedent on the responsibility of television networks for posts by its talent on social media sites. The protagonists are Mykel Hawke and Joseph Teti,...more
One of the more memorable lines from 1989’s Steel Magnolias is “if you can’t say anything nice about anybody, come sit by me.” That sentiment— referred to as “schadenfreude” in German — is amplified on social media, and this...more
Retailers are familiar with Yelp.com as a ratings website with a star rating system that allows customers to rate products and services they receive, as well as add individual reviews and comments. Positive reviews can...more
Instagram now allows celebrities to block trolls. The rest of us will have to continue trying to ignore Instagram trolls. While Facebook reached new highs last quarter, Twitter continued to stumble. Will adding more live...more
The Newspaper Association of America has filed a first-of-its-kind complaint with the FTC over certain ad blocking technologies. Is it “Internet” or “internet”? The Associated Press is about to change the capitalization...more
In Howard v. Hertz Global Holdings, Inc., a Hawaiian Federal Court found that Hertz Rent-a-Car could not be held responsible for its employee’s Facebook comments about one of its customers. While employers should welcome the...more
On October 22, 2015, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) decision that Triple Play Sports Bar and Grille (Employer) violated Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations...more
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Five social media law issues to discuss with your clients - The explosive growth of social media has clients facing legal questions that didn’t even exist a few short years ago. Helping your clients navigate this...more
Last week, Fortune introduced us to a new HR tech product called Perception. According to Fortune, Perception creator Kanjoya claims that the program can interpret the “intent and emotions” behind written text and filter out...more
It’s 12:43 in the morning, and you have had a tough day at work. You are tired, thinking slowly, and feeling a little anxious that you should already be in bed to catch some rest before a 6 a.m. wake-up call. And then you get...more