Episode 341 -- DOJ Charges Visa with Monopolization and Exclusionary Conduct in the Debit Card Market
To help you stay on top of the latest news, our AI practice group has compiled a roundup of the developments we are following....more
When it comes to investigating potential insurance fraud, social media platforms can be a tremendously useful resource....more
Short answer: Yes, but… Short answer: Yes, but… Many practitioners in sensitive technology areas file patent applications with non-publication requests or may abandon their applications if examination is not going well...more
On August 8, 2024, Judge Amit P. Mehta of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued his much anticipated and long-awaited opinion in the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) case challenging Google's...more
Introduction - As the granddaughter of two Alabama farmers, the word “slop” evokes images of something with little value. In today’s digital landscape, avoiding AI-generated content is nearly impossible, akin to dodging...more
Have you ever been the subject of a negative news article? If you have, that news article likely shows up at the top of your search results, even if it is old and outdated...more
This Internet has gone through many revolutions, technical and otherwise. Each time it has emerged stronger and more robust than before. One can trace the origins of the Internet to the connection of four computers in 1969....more
We always say that your law firm website is your most important office location. While that still rings true, ensuring your actual office locations are listed correctly across the Internet is an important part of local search...more
SEO for Law Firms: 15 Questions to Ask When Hiring an SEO Company for Law Firms - Search engine visibility is critical. In an increasingly digital world, potential clients are likely to find your law firm by performing...more
On March 28, 2023, roughly six months before the right to request de-indexation takes effect in Québec, the Superior Court of Québec ordered Google to pay $500,000 to A.B., a prominent Québec businessman, for failing to...more
In a significant action, DOJ’s Antitrust Division filed a complex complaint against Google charging it with a long-time scheme over 15 years to monopolize the digital advertising market. DOJ was joined by Attorneys General of...more
The FBI recently released a Public Service Announcement that all online shoppers should read. The Announcement outlines a scary scheme by cyber criminals, who “are using search engine advertisement services to...more
Keyword research is the foundation of an SEO strategy and other digital marketing efforts. Effective keyword research is essential if you want to reach a relevant audience online – or even be found online at all! Keyword...more
2021 was a rough year for many businesses, but there was at least one winner: in a recent blog post, privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo reported a record growth of over 46 percent and now claims to serve more than 27...more
Maryland enacted a state tax on digital advertising gross revenues on February 12, after overriding the governor’s veto. The passed law, which is the first of its kind in the United States, imposes “a tax on certain annual...more
The Maryland state legislature voted on February 12 to override Governor Larry Hogan’s veto and thus enacted the Digital Advertising Act, the first tax of its kind in the United States. Other states such as Indiana, New York,...more
On February 12, 2021, overriding the Governor’s veto, Maryland enacted a first-of-its-kind tax “Digital Advertising Gross Revenues Tax” that has already sent shockwaves through the industry....more
Google has threatened to pull its search engine from the entirety of the Australian continent “if the government approved legislation that would force tech companies to pay for journalism shared on their platforms.” Facebook...more
The Justice Department’s landmark monopolization case against Google is interesting. The case represents yet another attempt to apply well-established antitrust principles in a rapidly-changing, dynamic technology market....more
On 21 November 2019 a bill imposing multi-million Ruble (RUB) fines for infringing Russian data localization and information security laws passed the last hearing at the State Duma. This likely means that the bill will become...more
Saudi Aramco’s slow trickle of IPO-related information continued this weekend, including its goal of setting overall company market value at a staggering $1.7 trillion. The figure, though massive, is still well short of the...more
We routinely hear from United States citizens who want advice on how to remove photographs, newspaper articles, videos or personal information about themselves from the internet. Originally published by the European...more
*Trigger Warning*: This article includes mentions of suicide. It could be the start of a Law & Order episode. In August, a pedestrian in Manhattan’s East Village noted a driver sitting inside a parked car. The driver was...more
Russia has adopted a new law further toughening the country’s Internet-blocking regime and introducing a number of restrictive measures applicable to intermediaries providing access to blocked websites, IT networks, and...more
Earlier this year, the Supreme Court of Canada upheld a lower court order ordering Google to de-index a website from its global search results. In its decision, the Canadian high court rejected Google’s arguments that such an...more