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Social Links: The Online Safety Dance Continues

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Youth-Safety Debate Moves Down-Stack - Utah is the latest state to push online youth-safety regulation beyond social media platforms themselves. A new law (H.B. 498) requires stores to verify users’ ages and obtain...more

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A $1.5+ Million Reminder That Tracking Pixels Come With Legal Risk

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A recent class action settlement involving a video game and DVD retailer serves as a reminder of the risks of the federal Video Privacy Protection Act. The case was brought against DirectToU, a video game and DVD seller and...more

Erise IP

Trademark Enforcement and Brand Identity: What the Patagonia v. Pattie Gonia Dispute Can Teach Rights Holders

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Patagonia has spent more than fifty years building a brand that stands for something beyond outdoor apparel. Its reputation for environmental activism, corporate accountability, and progressive values is not incidental to its...more

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FTC Seeks Comment on X Corp. Petition to Set Aside or Modify FTC Order

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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on a petition from X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, to set aside or modify its 2022 settlement order with the agency....more

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Algorithm, shmalgorithm: Social media followers still matter today

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In this video, Wayne Pollock (Founder of Copo Strategies and the Law Firm Editorial Service) explains why the chatter about social media followers not mattering anymore is wrong, especially for professional services...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Illinois tax increases part one: Digital services taxes

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On June 1, 2026, the Illinois General Assembly passed S.B. 3019, which serves as the state’s budget bill. Via a late amendment, Illinois will make a number of significant tax changes. Here, in part one of this Legal Alert...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Bipartisan AG Group Opposes Federal KIDS Act for Curtailing Authority

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On May 26, 2026, a bipartisan coalition of 44 attorneys general (AGs) issued a letter opposing the federal Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (KIDS Act), H.R. 7757. The AGs assert that the KIDS Act would preempt their...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

The Attorney & The Influencer: Strategies for Hotels and Restaurants During the Global Soccer Tournament

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Building a Hospitality Brand Ahead of a Major International Sporting Event: A Practical, Low-Cost Approach - As the upcoming global soccer tournament approaches, hospitality operators across New Jersey and the surrounding...more

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Connecticut's Online Safety Act: The Swiss Army Knife of AI Regulation

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On May 27th, Governor Lamont signed into law, Connecticut Public Act No. 26-15, known as the Online Safety Act.  This new law establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for artificial intelligence (AI) and online...more

Cozen O'Connor

AGs Target Online Child Safety Risks

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State AGs continued to press online platforms and federal policymakers over youth online safety, with Texas suing Discord, Connecticut investigating Roblox, and a bipartisan AG coalition opposing federal legislation they say...more

Sullivan & Worcester

World Cup Marketing Without the Whistle: A Practical Guide for Non-Sponsor Brands

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The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be one of the largest and most commercially intense sporting events ever staged, spanning the United States, Canada, and Mexico. For brands, it presents a rare opportunity to reach a global...more

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Who Owns the Social Media Account? Managing Digital Assets in Partial Business Sales

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When a business owner sells only part of their company, social media accounts are too often treated as an afterthought. Yet these accounts are an overlooked asset holding enormous value: brand recognition, customer goodwill,...more

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Bouck Could Make It Easier to Sue Tech Companies That Provide Generative AI Tools to Advertisers on Their Platforms - Kattison...

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According to industry leaders, the future of advertising will be generated by artificial intelligence (AI) and sponsored by tech companies.1 For advertisers and social media platforms that serve them, the recent decision out...more

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California Puts Social Media’s Youth Feeds on Notice

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On May 14, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued proposed regulations and opened a 45-day public comment period addressing compliance with the age determination and parental consent requirements of the Protecting...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways | The Latest Tax Issues: State of the States

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Kilpatrick’s David Hughes and Jordan Goodman, two of the nation’s top state and local tax thought leaders, recently spoke on the leading tax issues of the day at the Spring Meeting of the Nebraska Chapter of the Tax...more

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Taken Down: Five Tips for Using IP Rights to Police Social Media

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Kilpatrick lawyers Bryan Wolin and Shreya Desai were joined by Jasmine Beaubien (Team Leader, Legal – Intellectual Property Lead Counsel, Rocket) for a recent panel discussion with the Association of Corporate Counsel’s IP...more

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Ofcom publishes article detailing its 2026 priorities for online safety

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On May 8 2026, Ofcom published (1) an article (the Article) setting out its priorities for the 2026-27 financial year under the Online Safety Act 2023 (OSA); (2) an update (the Update) on its approach to implementing the OSA;...more

Jones Day

California Attorney General Publishes Proposed Regulations Implementing Social Media Addiction Law

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On May 15, 2026, the California Department of Justice ("Cal. DOJ") published proposed regulations to implement the state's social media addiction law. Beginning January 1, 2027, operators of certain internet-based services...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

A Good Influence - Kattison Avenue | Issue 16 - Spring 2026

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BBB National Programs has launched a new institute to help digital content creators comply with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guidelines and marketing best practices. The Institute for Responsible Influence (IRI), a new...more

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The Briefing: UMG v. Quince: When Trending Audio Becomes Copyright Infringement

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In this episode of The Briefing, Weintraub Tobin partners Scott Hervey and Jessica Marlow break down UMG Records v. Last Brand, the lawsuit targeting Quince’s alleged use of unlicensed music across social media marketing. ...more

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Look Who’s Talking: Section 230 and Generative AI

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As if Section 230 didn’t already have enough to deal with, it is now becoming a battleground in the fight over liability for harms caused by generative AI outputs. When an AI model generates an output, whose speech is it? ...more

TNG Consulting

From VRAWW to STRAND: A Smarter Approach to Assessing Narrative Risk in Schools

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School-based behavioral intervention teams (BITs) and behavioral threat assessment and management (BTAM) teams must make thoughtful decisions with the information they have. In today’s digital world, concerning behaviors...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

China’s Revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL 2025): Expanding the Definition of “Acts of Confusion” in the Digital Era

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In China, the Revised Anti-Unfair Competition Law (AUCL 2025) came into effect on October 15, 2025. Although there are various amendments, this update focuses on Article 7, which corresponds to Article 6 of the 2019 version,...more

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Supreme Court Declines Review in Case Involving Teacher Fired Over Disruptive Facebook Posts

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In August 2025, we reported on a victory for Township High School District 211 in former teacher Jeanne Hedgepeth’s case challenging her dismissal over divisive comments posted on her social media account. (School District...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways | Mad Men, Meet the Law: Advertising Rules, Risks and Realities

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Kilpatrick Partners Laura Miller and Ty Lord and Hanesbrand’s Harris Henderson (Vice President, Deputy General Counsel) recently spoke at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Charlotte Chapter on the topic of “Mad Men,...more

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