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New York Law Journal

Protecting Children of Divorce Against Weaponized Social Media, Part 2: What's Being Done?

The use of social media as a weapon in custody cases is a pressing concern. In February and March, he Appellate Division, Second Department ruled on two groundbreaking cases that address the issue—Kassenoff v. Kassenoff and Walsh v. Russell—deciding that narrowly tailored orders prohibiting a divorce litigant from posting on social media during a divorce are constitutionally permissible if the speech to be restrained is likely to produce a serious danger to children. In his three-part series, Gus Dimopoulos, a representative for Allan Kassenoff, the litigant who succeeded in obtaining an order prohibiting social media posting in his divorce, examines the importance the above rulings have on protecting children of divorcing parents. This Part 2 looks at how social media companies and the courts are falling short on providing protection to children.
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New York Law Journal

Protecting Children of Divorce Against Weaponized Social Media, Part 1: Exploring the Harmful Effects

In his three-part series, Gus Dimopoulos uses recent decisions such as and '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. Part Two in this series will look at how social media companies and the courts are falling short on providing protection. Part Three will examine what's being done about it.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

DeSantis Won't Condemn Musk for Endorsing Antisemitic Post

Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis said that he wasn't familiar with the post despite it prompting major companies to pull advertising from the billionaire's X social media platform.
3 minute read

Law.com

Federal Judge Rejects CuriosityStream's Reliance on 'Sign Up Now' Button As Expressing Agreement to 'Terms of Use'

"The problem lies in whether Plaintiffs had clear notice that by clicking the 'Sign up now' button, they were expressing agreement to CuriosityStream's Terms of Use. The hyperlinked sentence referring to Terms of Use states only, 'By subscribing to Curiosity Stream, you agree that you've read our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy,'" Judge Stephanie A. Gallagher held. "Nothing in that sentence expresses an agreement to the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy themselves, simply an agreement that they were read."
5 minute read

The Recorder

Judge Rejects 'All or Nothing' Dismissals in Social Media Addiction Cases

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, in Oakland, California, found that some elements of social media sites like Facebook and TikTok were protected under the Communications Decency Act's Section 230, while others were not.
5 minute read

Pro Mid Market

TikToks or Billboards? Trial Lawyers Embrace Both to Build Brand Awareness

Plaintiffs lawyers take their boisterous personalities to social media while still embracing traditional outdoor marketing.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Leading South Florida Attorney Has Died

The self-proclaimed "Bar junkie" was president of his local bar association. He served eight years on grievance committees, and five years on the Board of Governors.
4 minute read

The Recorder

Engaging in Online Activity May Present Client Confidentiality Risks

The use of online social media platforms can present risks to attorneys, especially related to the duty to maintain client confidentiality, says Dentons' Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

$13M Miami Proposed Settlement With GoodRx Could Mean $4.5M in Legal Fees

"These 'high-volume' individual arbitration demands have become prevalent in the defense of alleged website/app privacy claims, and a number of companies are facing similar demands" one attorney, Ian M. Ross said.
5 minute read

Law.com

6th Circuit Reinstates Suit Against Kathy Griffin Over Tweets Encouraging Employer to Fire its CEO

"We have not hesitated to hold that personal jurisdiction satisfies due process when a defendant's communications to decisionmakers in the forum state led to the plaintiff's firing," the appeals court said.
6 minute read

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