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Using Customer-Facing Platforms in Multi-Channel Approach

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Companies, across a variety of industries, are increasingly taking a multi-channel approach to core product and service delivery. While a company-owned website or app often remains the primary way for the company to interface...more

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Navigating A Cookieless Future: PPC Strategies For Law Firms in a Privacy-First World

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The world of digital advertising is always changing. Google’s recent move to delay the end of third-party cookies gives us a bit more time, but the push for better user privacy and data protection is here to stay. In this...more

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Breaching Social Media Platforms’ Section 230 Shield

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Last month, the Ninth Circuit reeled back protections for digital media platforms on which scam ads are found. Calise v. Meta Platforms, Inc., 103 F.4th 732 (9th Cir. 2024) Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act...more

Perkins Coie

CFPB Issues New Report Examining Financial and Privacy Risks to Consumers in Video Gaming Marketplaces: What Now?

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On April 4, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a new report, titled “Banking in Video Games and Virtual Worlds” (Report), that examines the growth of financial transactions in online video games and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Part 3 – Section 230: 27 Years Old And Still In The Spotlight

In the prior two installments of our six-part series examining Section 230, the section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes online service providers from liability stemming from the publication and...more

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Digital Speaks: Don’t Be Shy, Disclose Ai!

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With adoption of generative AI tools scaling exponentially amongst content creators, companies need to be vigilant to ensure all content posted on social media platforms complies with user guidelines about AI, especially...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

What is Section 230?

The Internet makes it easier than ever to connect with people around the world, share ideas and information, and have their voices heard regardless of whether they are a single individual with limited resources or a massive...more

Wiley Rein LLP

FEC Adopts New Rules for Internet Communications and Candidate Salaries

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In its final meeting of 2023 held last Thursday, December 14, the Federal Election Commission (FEC or Commission) adopted a series of significant rulemakings and policy recommendations to Congress. The first rulemaking,...more

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Photographers’ Challenge to Copyright “Server Test” Implicates Critical Internet Functions

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On August 28, 2023, two photographers filed a petition for rehearing en banc, urging the Ninth Circuit to reconsider its recent decision in Hunley v. Instagram, which held that Instagram could not be held liable for secondary...more

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No CTRL-ALT-DEL in the 9th Circuit for the Server Test

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It has been referred to as one of the top copyright cases to watch this year. This case, Alexis Hunley, et al v. Instagram, LLC, questioned the scope and validity of the Server Test, a copyright doctrine that was established...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Part 1 - Section 230: 27 Years Old And Still In The Spotlight

Here at Socially Aware we talk a lot about Section 230, the section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes social media platforms and other online service providers from liability stemming from content...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 10, 2023)

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Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more

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Section 230 Dodges Yet Another Judicial Bullet

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As reported in prior Trending Law Blog posts, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S. §230(c)(1)  (“§230”), has come under attack by politicians and members of the public who seek to remove the statute’s...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Dirty Dozen 2023

On April 5, 2023, the IRS wrapped up its Dirty Dozen 2023 list – earlier than the release of the Dirty Dozen 2022 list which was published on June 10, 2022. According to the IRS, the Dirty Dozen represents the worst of the...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

IRS Wraps Up Its 2023 Dirty Dozen List

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Every year, the IRS compiles a list of common scams that taxpayers may encounter – its so-called “Dirty Dozen.” Today, the Service wrapped up the annual Dirty Dozen list of tax scams for 2023 with a reminder for taxpayers,...more

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The Future of Governance in Sport

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At the recent Leaders Week London conference, our team had the opportunity to meet with key professionals in the Sports industry and discuss some of the business challenges they are facing. Unsurprisingly, many of these...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Important CDA Section 230 Case Lands in Supreme Court: Level of Protection Afforded Modern Online Platforms at Stake

Since the passage of Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act (“CDA”), the majority of federal circuits have interpreted the CDA to establish broad federal immunity to causes of action that would treat service providers...more

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Plötzlich Parteisympathisant: Fotos im modernen Meinungskampf

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Bilder für politische Werbung: Datenschutzrecht, Persönlichkeitsrecht, Urheberrecht – Politische Parteien können sich einer Vielzahl von Ansprüchen ausgesetzt sehen, wenn sie Fotos verwenden, ohne die Rechte hinreichend...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Ho, Ho, Ho … Hold On … Did Legal Approve That?

The holidays are upon us — and so too are holiday advertising campaigns. With an unusual holiday season last year, many retailers are gearing up for what they hope to be a robust holiday season. Even with concerns over supply...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Social Links: Embedding social media posts can be considered copyright infringement…but is it?

Social Links is our ongoing series here at Socially Aware that rounds up current developments at the intersection of social media, policy, research, and the law. Embedding social media posts can be considered copyright...more

K&L Gates LLP

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

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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

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Australia's High Court Confirms Facebook Page "Owner" Responsible For Defamatory Comments by Third Parties

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Background  - Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd, Nationwide News Pty Ltd and Australian News Channel Pty Ltd all maintain public Facebook pages allowing comments from members of the public. Dylan Voller commenced...more

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Instagram Embedded in Class Action Copyright Infringement Lawsuit

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In May 2021, two photojournalists filed a class action lawsuit against Instagram, alleging that the social media giant allowed and encouraged third parties to ‘embed’ images shared to the platform in violation of copyright...more

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Section 230 and the Future of Content Moderation

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The Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) was a landmark law enacted to regulate content on the internet. The purpose of the legislation was to regulate indecent and obscene material online, but it is most relevant today...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Three Ways the SAFE TECH Act Would Amend Section 230

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While we are still in the infancy of the Biden Administration, it is clear that bipartisan desire to amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“Section 230”) remains active. On February 8, 2021, Sen. Mark Warner...more

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