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Australian finfluencer sentenced in market manipulation prosecution

A&O Shearman on 7/5/2023

‘Finfluencers’ who use social media to promote listed stocks are in regulators’ sights. That's the message from Australia’s securities regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), after a successful...more

New proposed privacy rules for global companies conducting business in Australia

Hogan Lovells on 11/5/2021

The Australian Government has released draft legislation aimed at ensuring Australia’s privacy law remains well equipped to tackle the next digital era. The exposure draft of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing...more

Social Media Users and Operators Beware! High Court Confirms that Facebook Page Operators are 'Publishers' of Third Party Comments

K&L Gates LLP on 9/17/2021

The majority of the High Court of Australia has dismissed the appeal of three media organisations from the decision of the New South Wales Court of Appeal and affirmed they were 'publishers' of comments left by third party...more

Clarification of social media laws #notanad

Hogan Lovells on 5/14/2021

Recently, Ad Standards Australia (Ad Standards) found two social media influencers breached the Australian Association of National Advertisers Code of Ethics (the Code) in relation to their obligations to disclose paid...more

Triumph over Trolls: Combatting Online Abuse and Lessons from Going 'Viral'

K&L Gates LLP on 10/30/2020

Quaden Bayles is a nine-year-old Indigenous Australian who suffers from a rare case of dwarfism as well as other significant health issues. Quaden's story became topical globally following the release of a video filmed by...more

Littler Global Guide - Australia - Q3 2019

Littler on 10/25/2019

From October 30, 2019, heavy penalties will apply to labor hire providers who operate without a license and to businesses that use unlicensed labor hire providers in Victoria. Similar schemes apply in Queensland (since 2018)...more

No Signs of Slowing Down — Global Antitrust Agencies Focus on Big Tech

Orrick - Antitrust Watch on 8/2/2019

Earlier this year, we covered the widespread interest in tech giants among international competition authorities, as well as the potential for divergence in intensity and type of enforcement across jurisdictions. We observed...more

Be Careful Rushing In: Defamation Pitfalls for Young Players

K&L Gates LLP on 11/5/2018

In recent times a number of high-profile defamation cases have been brought to trial in Australia: Rebel Wilson, Chris Gale and presently Geoffrey Rush chief amongst the 'celebrity' plaintiffs....more

Australia & New Zealand Consumer Law Update

Jones Day on 4/23/2018

Highlighting Changes of Interest in Competition and Consumer Law - ACCC Issues Paper on Digital Platforms Inquiry - Summary - In December 2017, the Australian government directed the ACCC to conduct an inquiry into...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 16

Jones Day on 11/21/2017

UNITED STATES - Regulatory—Policy, Best Practices, and Standards - United States and China Renew Promise Not to Hack - On October 4, U.S. and Chinese officials agreed to not engage in targeted hacking. Per a...more

Global Privacy & Cybersecurity Update Vol. 14

Jones Day on 6/5/2017

New York Attorney General Announces Record Number of Data Breach Notices in 2016 - On March 21, 2017, the New York Attorney General's Office announced that it received 1,300 reported data breaches in 2016—a 60 percent...more

Weekly Web Wrap-Up

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/10/2016

Welcome to Sheppard Mullin’s Weekly Web Wrap-Up, a quick list of the past week’s top news in the social media, gaming, and virtual goods and currencies industries curated by Social Media & Games Team. Here are some of the...more

The top 3 HR issues in the retail industry

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 10/20/2015

Retail, like other industries, is facing challenging times. As we mentioned in our recent ‘HR Now’ blog, employers are facing a world characterised by: - continuous change – including rapid digitisation and globalisation...more

Top questions fashion brands should consider before conducting social media marketing

K&L Gates LLP on 1/31/2014

Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram…the list of social media tools for the promotion of your fashion brand is ever increasing. While social media is an effective and immediate way to reach your customers, there are some...more

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