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My Marketing Isn’t Working, Now What?

You’ve put in the time, effort, and resources, but your marketing still isn’t delivering the results you expected. Sound familiar? Don’t worry—you’re not alone. Before you start overhauling everything, let’s take a beat and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Future of Section 230: Protection Against Product Liability Claims?

Courts around the country are grappling with Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Section 230 generally shields online platforms from liability for content posted by third-party users, but courts are now deciding if...more

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Ways To Find External Sources For Your Law Firm’s Content

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In the legal industry, you’re essentially selling your knowledge. It’s important to create credible content that positions you as a thought leader -both to generate leads and to prove your trustworthiness. However, too many...more

Legal Internet Solutions Inc.

E-E-A-T & YMYL Lawyers: Understanding Google Search Quality Rating Guidelines for Better Rankings

Introduction to Google Search Quality Rating Guidelines - Google’s Search Quality Rating Guidelines are a set of criteria used to evaluate the quality of web pages and ensure that users find the most relevant and trustworthy...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

Saiber LLC

The Supreme Court Declines Another Opportunity to Consider Section 230

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​​​​​​​Just twelve days after Supreme Court of the United States issued a per curiam decision in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, in which the Court declined to address the application of §230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47...more

Legal Internet Solutions Inc.

23 in ‘23

Here I go again. 23 goals for ‘23. As always, I can’t wait to sink my teeth into this list. And again, as always, I share my goals openly with you to share inspiration, build community, and help motivate one another to...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

Proskauer Rose LLP

The Law on Online Content Moderation and Where It's Headed

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Online platforms that allow users to post content face a constant choice: to remove or to not remove, to police or not to police. Shakespearean allusions aside, platforms generally want user engagement — to reach as many...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

A New Filter For Section 230: Snapchat Court Joins Lawmakers In Chipping Away At Social Media Immunity

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Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act (codified at 47 U.S.C. § 230 (“Section 230”)) has long been credited for the boom of user generated content on the internet — the crux of social media that has driven the...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

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Senators Propose Substantial Revisions to Section 230's Protections for Online Providers

On February 5, 2021, three Democratic Senators released the SAFE TECH Act, which aims to require online service providers to address fraud, harassment, and the use of social media to organize extremist violence. If passed,...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

New Developments in the World of Section 230

Nick Mooney and Joseph Schaeffer, Spilman Technology Law Practice Group Chairs, discuss proposed amendments from the Department of Justice, a recent statement from Justice Thomas on the Supreme Court’s “shadow docket,” and a...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Bringing Your Business Online: Third Party Content

The current COVID-19 pandemic has forced many businesses online in order to survive. In many cases, businesses had no plans to be online. Others were forced to move online more quickly than planned. In order to assist these...more

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Misinformation Campaigns

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How do you trust what you’re reading online? This is one of the most significant questions of the modern era. Over the past two decades, the ever-expanding use of the internet, particularly unfiltered and unchecked social...more

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Alert: UK Government’s Action Tackles Online Harms

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The UK government recently published an interim update on its consultation on proposed legislation to tackle online harms. The legislation will impose a new duty of care on companies that facilitate the sharing of...more

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Online Harms White Paper: UK Government publishes its consultation response

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The UK Government Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) has today published its initial response to the public consultation on the Online Harms White Paper, published in April 2019....more

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FTC, YouTube, and Kids’ Privacy: Key Takeaways from the Biggest COPPA Settlement in FTC History

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On September 4, 2019, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Google and YouTube will pay a record $170 million as part of a settlement over allegations that YouTube violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

CDA Section 230 Immunizes Platform From Liability for Friend and Content Suggestion Algorithms

A recent Second Circuit decision makes clear that the safe harbor that social media and other Internet companies enjoy under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act broadly applies to a wide variety of claims. ...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Ninth Circuit Releases Another Important CDA Section 230 Opinion With Broad Application – Automated Content Recommendation and...

In the swirl of scrutiny surrounding the big Silicon Valley tech companies and with some in Congress declaiming that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) should be curtailed, 2019 has quietly been an important...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Legislators Propose Narrowing § 230’s Protections

As we have frequently noted on Socially Aware, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects social media sites and other online platforms from liability for user-generated content. Sometimes referred to as “the law...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Locksmiths Locked Out: Court Affirms Immunity for Use of Tools That Portray Third-Party Content Pictorially or as an Aggregate...

In the past few months, there have been a number of notable decisions affirming broad immunity under the Communications Decency Act (CDA), 47 U.S.C. §230(c), for online providers that host third party content. The beat goes...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Filtering Actions by Anti-Malware Software Provider Protected by CDA “Good Samaritan” Immunity

Three recent court decisions affirmed the robust immunity under the Communications Decency Act (CDA), 47 U.S.C. §230(c), for online providers that host third-party content: the Second Circuit’s decision in Herrick v. Grindr...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Grindr and Armslist Cases Reaffirm Core Protections for User-Generated Content

Sometimes, bad facts don’t make bad law. Two recent decisions confirm that a federal immunity protects websites from claims that they allowed their users to post content that ultimately caused injury or even death. ...more

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