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Is Everything Better in Moderation? Circuit Split on Content Moderation to Be Heard by SCOTUS

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On February 26, 2024, the United States Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in two cases currently before the Court, Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton. At their core, these cases raise the question as to...more

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Social Media Influencer Sues Facebook and Twitter

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In Hart v. Facebook Inc., et al., the United States District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a social media influencer’s lawsuit against Facebook and Twitter for allegedly violating his First Amendment...more

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Government Censorship By Proxy?

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Last week, I wrote about an unsuccessful challenge to the activities of the Office of Elections Cybersecurity within the California Secretary of State's office: Is The California Secretary of State Monitoring What You Publish...more

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Is The California Secretary of State Monitoring What You Publish Online?

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In 2018, the California legislature established a "ministry of truth" within the California Secretary of State's office - the Office of Elections Cybersecurity.  By statute, the OEC has a duty “to monitor and counteract false...more

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The Supreme Court Gets a Second Shot at an Important First Amendment and Social Media Issue

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The May 10, 2021 post The Donald Trump Twitter Case: Vacated and Dismissed as Moot by the Supreme Court reported how the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed Knight First Amendment Inst. at Columbia University v. Trump, in which the...more

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If You Have to Explain Your Joke, It’s Not Funny

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After his recent acquisition of Twitter, Elon Musk announced sweeping changes to the platform. Among them is his crusade to suspend accounts impersonating others unless the account “clearly” specifies the account is for...more

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A Possible ‘High Noon’ for Social Media Platforms Looms at the Supreme Court

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The August 13, 2021 Trending Law Blog post discussed how, in NetChoice, LLC v. Attorney General, State of Florida, the United States District court for the Northern District of Florida enjoined Florida from enforcing a law...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Unmasking Anonymous Copyright Infringers: Where the DMCA, First Amendment, and Fair Use Meet

Can internet service providers necessarily be compelled to unmask anonymous copyright infringers? In an opinion touching on Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) subpoenas, First Amendment concerns, and fair use, the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Left Coast Appeals

This Week at The Ninth: Short Sales and Ripeness

This week, the Ninth Circuit explores whether Twitter’s conflict with the Texas AG’s office over content moderation was ripe for review and when taxpayers may deduct mortgage interest payments after a short sale. ...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Court Enjoins Texas Social Media “Censorship” Law

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On December 1, 2021, Judge Pitman of the Western District of Texas granted a preliminary injunction to prevent the Texas Attorney General from enforcing HB 20. NetChoice v. Paxton. HB 20 prohibits large social media platforms...more

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Federal Court Blocks Florida Law Aimed at Social Media Giants

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A federal judge recently blocked a Florida law that would have penalized social media companies for removing, or refusing to publish, posts by politicians. Florida legislators approved the legislation after Facebook, Twitter...more

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Industry Groups File Lawsuit Challenging Florida Social Media Law

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On May 24, 2021, Florida’s governor signed into law legislation prohibiting social media companies from blocking political candidates seeking to use those companies’ websites to communicate with the sites’ users. Almost...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Is There a First Amendment Right to Tweet?

Last month, TikTok user @nas.alive asked people to answer the question: "What's one thing that is normal in your country but weird for the rest of the world?" It took off. Missing among the videos of bagged milk (Canada),...more

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The Donald Trump Twitter Case: Vacated and Dismissed as Moot by the Supreme Court

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The June 14, 2018 post “The President May Not Block Twitter Followers Because They Disagree With Him Politically” reported how the District Court in Knight First Amendment Inst. at Columbia University v. Trump, 302 F.Supp.3d...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.9.2021 | Top Story: Troubled Greensill Capital Files for UK Bankruptcy Protection

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Recently troubled SoftBank-backed financing firm Greensill Capital has filed for bankruptcy protection in Britain, just weeks after its insurer “refused . . . to renew its coverage for the company’s loans” ...more

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Should CDA Section 230 Be Changed?

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In the current environment of reckoning for the societal power of Big Tech, one threat seems ever-present on the tongues of those who would cut these companies down to size. Enacting this threat is likely to have the opposite...more

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The First Amendment: Where it is Implicated, and Where it is Not

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Executive Summary: In the wake of the January 6, 2021, unrest at the United States Capitol Building and several social media outlets suspending President Trump’s accounts, free speech is a hot topic. Although the right to...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #258 – Misinformation on Social Media

The misinformation on social media about the election results (and other topics) is rampant. Social media companies like Twitter and Facebook are struggling with the balance between the First Amendment right to free speech...more

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US Supreme Court Grabs Attention of Tech Giants as Past Immunity Granted by Section 230 Is Called Into Question

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While this was a big week for the United States Supreme Court with the confirmation of Associate Justice Amy Coney Barrett, Justice Clarence Thomas’ written statement following the Court’s October 12, 2020, decision in...more

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Twitter, Facebook, Google Heads Testify on Section 230 and Local Journalism

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On Wednesday, October 28, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a much-anticipated hearing titled, “Does Section 230’s Sweeping Immunity Enable Big Tech Bad Behavior?” The witness line-up featured...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 7, September 2020

U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It was Set to Start - "John Hall, an attorney for TikTok, said that the app, with some 100 million American users, is a 'modern day version of the town square' and shutting...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Trump vs. Twitter: The Feud Over Section 230 and Online Censorship

As part of Spilman's Decoded: Technology Law Insights e-newsletter, Spilman members Joseph Schaeffer and Nick Mooney discuss Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and how it plays into President Trump's recent...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 5, September 2020 (Featuring Insights Video on the Trump/Twitter Feud over Section 230)

A New Lawsuit Against Trump’s Section 230 Executive Order Argues It Chills Speech about Voting - "The suit accuses the president of using the order to retaliate against Twitter, infringing on the public's right to receive...more

Miles & Stockbridge P.C.

When Twitter Fingers Cross a Line: An Employer’s Guide to Navigating Offensive Off-Duty Employee Conduct

You don’t need a legal blog to tell you that the country is in a state of extreme unrest regarding the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and so many other Black people, at the hands of police and in...more

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Compliance Notes – Vol. 1, Issue 6

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Welcome to Volume 1, Issue 6 of Compliance Notes from Nossaman’s Government Relations & Regulation Group – a periodic digest of the headlines, statutory and regulatory changes, and court cases involving campaign finance,...more

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