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New York Law Journal

Supreme Court Rejects Fifth, Eleventh Circuit's First Amendment Decisions

The ability of social media sites to prioritize or delete content has resulted in movements to limit the moderating power of these entities, and allow all opinions, particularly on political issues, broad and "uncensored" access to express the most extreme positions of both the left and right.
9 minute read

Law.com

7 Ways Companies and Content Creators Can Navigate Copyright Law for a Successful Partnership

Companies often partner with influencers to market their products, hoping to tap into the influencer's devoted audience. Likewise, influencers create certain content to secure brand deals and attract advertisers. However, this relationship can be fraught with legal issues, including in the arena of copyright law.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Mike Huckabee Targets Meta With Lawsuit Over Unauthorized Ads for CBD Gummies

The lawsuit, filed July 1 by Poynter Law Group and Bellew LLC, alleges Meta profited from ads that falsely stated Huckabee—an opponent of legalized cannabis—was struggling with health issues and using Fortin CBD products for his symptoms.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Remands 1st Amendment Challenges to Texas and Florida Social Media Laws

In its decision, the high court sent internet industry challenges back to the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh circuits to examine whether the statutes' unconstitutional applications "substantially outweigh" the constitutional ones.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court Throws Out Ruling Muzzling Biden Officials Over Social Media 'Misinformation'

In its 6-3 decision, the high court held that a group of Republican states and individuals lacked standing to seek an injunction against federal officials' to get platforms like X, Facebook and YouTube to take down alleged misinformation.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Supreme Court to Rain Down Blockbusters in Race to Recess

The justices have announced they will issue decisions Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in what many expect to be the final days before the court breaks for summer recess, though it has in the past taken until the first week of July to complete its work.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Gov. Signs Laws Placing Curbs on Social Media Fed to Children; Will Other States Follow?

Backers of the measure said they expect California to follow suit, and hope similar laws will be adopted nationally.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Section 230 Immunity Won't Prevent Meta From Facing Australian Billionaire's Claims Over Scam Crypto Ads

The ruling was the first in which a social media company was unable to invoke immunity under Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act in a U.S. civil case over its advertising business, according to Australian billionaire Andrew Forrest.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

FTC Suspects TikTok of Violating Children's Privacy Again, Refers Matter to DOJ

Five years after paying $5.7 million to settle an FTC children's privacy probe, the parent company of TikTok is facing a new wave of children's privacy allegations.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Bumble Finds Successor to Legal Chief Who Moved On in Its Own Hive

Elizabeth Monteleone started at the online dating and networking app in 2018 as legal counsel. Six years later, she's chief legal officer.
3 minute read

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