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NetChoice Succeeds in Striking Down Utah Social Media Law Under First Amendment

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A federal court last week sustained a First Amendment challenge to a Utah law aimed at addressing the use of social media platforms by minors, holding that the law’s proponents failed to demonstrate that the law served a...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Defamation and Reputation Management in the Digital Age

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Defamation is the act of communicating false statements about a person that injures their reputation. Legal protections for a person’s reputation go back to common law and were well developed over the past two centuries....more

Saiber LLC

The NetChoice Social Media Cases: Back to the Beginning

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​​​​​​​In a past Trending Law Blog post on November 1, 2023, we discussed how the Supreme Court of the United States granted petitions for certiorari in Florida’s NetChoice LLC v. Moody case and Texas’ NetChoice LLC v. Paxton...more

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Spoliation, Sanctions, and Staying Social Media Savvy

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Social media has changed the way we share ideas, the way we get our news, the way we make purchases, and the way we conceptualize ourselves and our community. It has changed the way we keep in touch with our friends and...more

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Six Challenges When Collecting Social Media Artifacts for eDiscovery Litigation

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Social media platforms are one of society’s primary communication channels, not just for personal interactions but also for business communications. Consequently, collecting social media artifacts for eDiscovery purposes is a...more

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Supreme Court’s Social Media Ruling Tilts Toward Free Speech

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The US Supreme Court this month declined to rule on whether Florida and Texas laws limiting social media platforms’ content moderation violates the First Amendment, sending the issue back to the lower courts. But in doing so,...more

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Curation Litigation: Social Networks’ Right to Be Unsociable

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“My freedom of speech stimulates your freedom to tell me I’m wrong.” – P.J. O’Rourke - In what is certainly the most important First Amendment decision of the term, if not recent memory, the US Supreme Court this summer will...more

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Online Speech Showdown: Six Takeaways from Moody v. NetChoice

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently released its decision in Moody v. NetChoice, providing some much-needed guidance to lower courts on the application of the First Amendment to laws regulating content moderation practices of...more

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SCOTUS Remands Social Media Content Moderation Cases and Signals Content Moderation as a First Amendment-Protected Activity

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The First Amendment still imposes some limits on the government’s ability to control what content appears online. On July 1, the United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton,...more

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What's Next After Major First Amendment Win For Online Companies In Supreme Court's NetChoice Decision?

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On July 1, the Supreme Court issued one of its most significant decisions regarding First Amendment rights on the internet in the NetChoice cases. At issue were a pair of facial First Amendment challenges to Texas and Florida...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Supreme Court Decides Moody et. al., v. NetChoice, LLC, and NetChoice, LLC v. Paxton

On July 1, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Moody et. al., v. NetChoice, LLC, and NetChoice, LLC, v. Paxton, in which the Eleventh Circuit and Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeals had reached opposite decisions about a state’s...more

Carlton Fields

Top First Amendment Cases of the 2023-2024 Supreme Court Term

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The U.S. Supreme Court stepped back from the brink in a term that could have reshaped First Amendment law for the internet age. ...more

Bricker Graydon LLP

Hashtags and Headaches - How Employers Can Best Protect Themselves From Viral TikTok Trends

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What’s your social media of choice? Are you into the short form videos on TikTok, or would you rather just post a picture on Instagram? Maybe you prefer old reliable Facebook to keep you informed of what’s happening in your...more

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How the U.S. Supreme Court Shapes Social Media Access in Pennsylvania

Public officials and employees who frequently use personal social media accounts to discuss public issues should proceed with caution as the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court held in Penncrest School v. Cagle that such posts...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

State Social Media Law Patchwork Emerging: Florida Passes Law to Restrict Minors’ Use of Online Services

On March 25, 2024, Governor Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s HB 3. The law requires that social media platforms prohibit users under 14 years old from creating accounts and requires these platforms to obtain parental consent for...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Utah Passes New Versions of Social Media Laws for Minors in Response to Challenges

On March 13, 2024, Governor Spencer Cox signed Utah’s Social Media Amendments, SB 194 and HB 464. Utah was the first state last year to pass laws strictly limiting minors’ use of social media. These laws were challenged in...more

Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

When OnlyFans Meets Your Divorce

OnlyFans… it’s not just for following your favorite professional athlete, musician, chef, or artist, which, if you are unfamiliar with the site, you may think that’s what it’s for. However, by and large, OnlyFans has a...more

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Can America Regulate Social Media?

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When the CEOs of the biggest social media companies were brought before Congress in January to answer for the devastating effects of social media on young people, Mark Zuckerberg turned heads by turning his own and...more

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Supreme Court Issues Warning for Public Officials Using Social Media

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“Public service is a noble calling” that requires great sacrifice, often requiring public officials to surrender personal conveniences in favor of public business. An off-duty police officer jumps into action when there is...more

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Bluesky, Twitter/X, or Threads: Which is Best for Law Firms?

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In the bustling realm of social networking, law firms continually seek platforms that enhance their professional presence, facilitate networking, and foster communication with their audience. The launch of the Bluesky...more

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The Impact of Media and Technology on the Litigation Landscape with Sabrina Mizrachi, Deputy General Counsel at Estée Lauder

In this episode, Gina Rubel goes on record with Sabrina Mizrachi, who is the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Litigation and Global Product Regulatory at Estée Lauder. Sabrina provides regulatory guidance, manages...more

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Lawyers, Should Your LinkedIn Profile Be More Conversational?

Recently, during a one-on-one LinkedIn training session with a partner at a law firm, my client asked an interesting and perceptive question: “Is my LinkedIn profile a place where I can be a little more casual and...more

Saiber LLC

U.S. Supreme Court Agrees Grants Certiorari in the Two NetChoice Cases

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​​​​​​​In past Trending Law Blog posts on August 13, 2021, November 17, 2021, December 16, 2021, and September 8, 2022, we discussed the two NetChoice cases that arose in Florida (NetChoice, LLC v. Moody) and Texas...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Utah Proposes Rules for Social Media Regulation Act

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Keypoint: The Utah Division of Consumer Protection published proposed rules regulating social media companies under Utah’s Social Media Regulation Act. On October 15, 2023, the Utah Division of Consumer Protection (the...more

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Social Media For Law Firms: Strategies for Success

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Social media is an integral part of today’s digital landscape, and it comes with some unique advantages. For one thing, you don’t have to spend a lot to see serious benefits. The more comfortable you are with social media,...more

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