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Daily Business Review

'This Is A Scam': Judge Issues Warning to 3M Earplug Settlement Class Members

U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, in Pensacola, Florida, ordered claimants in 3M's $6 billion combat earplug settlement to beware of a fraudster who has accessed Social Security numbers and other personal information online.
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New York Law Journal

Can Government Officials Block the Public on Social Media?

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted certiorari in two cases involving government officials who blocked individuals from their social media accounts. The issue presented to the court is whether government officials who block members of the public from their personal social media accounts are engaging in "state action" or private conduct.
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The Recorder

Judge Awards $180M in Fees After 'Unusually Prolonged and Contentious' Case Against Facebook

On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria awarded the full fee request and approved the $725 million settlement with Facebook's Meta Platforms over the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
5 minute read

The Recorder

YouTube Hit With Sex Trafficking Suit Claiming Content Creators Onision, Laineybot Groomed a Minor

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Man Sues Meta, Claiming It Tracked Drivers' Info Via SC's DMV Website

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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The Recorder

With 'Renewed Focus' in Silicon Valley, Hogan Lovells Hires Paul Hastings Private Equity Partner

Todd Schwartz brings a new private equity capability to Hogan Lovells in Silicon Valley, as well as a restructuring practice that aligns with the firm's broader California team.
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New Jersey Law Journal

Swipe Left: Tinder Class Action Alleges Scammers Use Members' Photos

Unknown parties continue to use the plaintiff's photos to connect with Tinder users under the false impression that they are her, according to the complaint.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What the 5th Circuit's Content-Moderation Ruling Means for Social Media

If upheld, the Fifth Circuit ruling would give social media companies more discretion in content moderation. But not all agree on whether it will make social media legal departments' lives any easier.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Marketers Mostly Pleased With FTC Plan to Clean Up High-Stakes World of Online Reviews

The National Federation of Independent Businesses is supportive but asks the agency to "tread lightly."
6 minute read

The Recorder

'CAADCA Likely Violates the First Amendment': Judge Grants NetChoice Injunction Against California's Website Age Requirements Law

"The Court finds that although the stated purpose of the Act—protecting children when they are online—clearly is important, NetChoice has shown that it is likely to succeed on the merits of its argument that the provisions of the CAADCA intended to achieve that purpose do not pass constitutional muster," U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman wrote in an order granting NetChoice's motion for a preliminary injunction.
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