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By Peter Brown | December 20, 2023
Children aged 13 and under can log in to social media by lying about their age or pretending to be an adult; yet, social media contains vast quantities of content that is inappropriate for very young users. In his Privacy Matters column, Peter Brown discusses how and why 33 states acted together to file a massive litigation against Meta to protect the children in their respective states.
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By Allison Dunn | December 18, 2023
"The correct application of the discovery rule will be dispositive of all of the state law claims in this case," U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton wrote. "If the discovery rule tolls the statute of limitations, the state claims survive; if not, those claims are time-barred. Furthermore, the discovery rule as interpreted by the SJC will substantially inform this Court as to whether laches bar the two federal law claims."
5 minute read
By Charlotte Johnstone | December 13, 2023
Despite much cynicism and a recent controversy, top lawfluencers explain how to maintain a sound social media profile, and why it is worth the flack.
10 minute read
By Max Mitchell | December 11, 2023
"That's the challenging part with a lot of this. A lot of times it doesn't have to be said. They don't use the words that are obvious," ethics attorney Daniel Siegel said.
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By Marianna Wharry | December 8, 2023
Reversing a lower court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has vacated the settlement in a discrimination class action against the social media dating app Tinder, determining that the class's representative had a strong interest in settling her claim because she had "no chance of going to trial" and failed to conduct "extensive discovery" related to the case.
5 minute read
By Ross Todd | December 8, 2023
A judge in Indiana last week knocked out the state attorney general's lawsuits alleging child safety and privacy concerns on the platform. A day later a federal judge in Montana held the state's TikTok ban likely violates the First Amendment.
9 minute read
By Gail J. Cohen | December 6, 2023
A Toronto-area personal injury firm's court victory highlights how commentators can pay a price for venting online.
2 minute read
By Jim Turner | December 6, 2023
House Speaker Paul Renner said social media is having a "devastating effect on kids," and lawmakers should be able to impose online regulations "in a meaningful way."
3 minute read
By Gus Dimopoulos | December 5, 2023
In this three-part series, Gus Dimopoulos uses recent decisions such as Kassenoff v. Kassenoff and Walsh v. Russell to discuss the detrimental effects of social media on children in divorce cases and the importance the above rulings have on protecting children of divorcing parents. This final part looks at what's being done to stop harmful content at its source, and how the New York court administration should make the benefits of recent holdings available to all divorce litigants and their children through standing, automatic orders precluding disparaging posts about the parties and their children.
12 minute read
By Zack Needles | December 4, 2023
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