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
Double-check before swiping right. Ubiquitous dating app Tinder scored a court victory when the U.S. District Court in New Jersey ruled in Ciapinska v. Tinder that the arbitration clause in the app’s terms of use (TOU) is...more
As we reported in 2023, Utah was the first state in the nation to enact laws limiting minors’ use of social media. In early March 2024, Republican Governor Spencer Cox effectively repealed and replaced the previously enacted...more
We interview Anja Lambrecht of London Business School. Professor Lambrecht is an authority on the digital economy and digital marketing. Using econometric methods and field experiments, she researches a variety of issues...more
The European Court of Justice has issued two important decisions interpreting the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation. One addresses the right to compensation for GDPR violations, and the other addresses the...more
Regulatory Announcements- CFPB Releases Guidance on ECOA Requirements for Algorithmic Credit-Related Decisions. On May 26, the CFPB published a Consumer Financial Protection Circular addressing creditors’ requirements...more
You've likely seen the headlines. Online recruiting tools that unfairly screen out women and minorities. Facial recognition tools used in law enforcement that misidentify specific demographic groups. Algorithms that place...more
On December 14, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) issued extremely broad information and document production orders under Section 6(b) of the FTC Act (6(b) Orders) to nine social media and video streaming...more
The White House will again slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Argentina and Brazil in an apparent reaction to “massive devaluation” of currencies in both South American nations....more