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New York Law Journal

Practical Implications of the New Restrictions on New York Employers' Access to Employee and Applicant Social Media Accounts

On March 12, New York's Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that effectively prohibits employers from accessing employees' or job applicants' personal social media accounts. New York employers should evaluate their current application processes and social media policies to ensure compliance with the new law.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Shareholder Suit: Meta, Mark Zuckerberg Accused of Keeping Status Quo Despite Increased Presence of Online Child Sexual Predators

This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be among the first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Public Posting 2.0: High Court Creates Test for When Social Media Posts Are State Action

On March 15, the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on an issue that more directly impacts the legal interests of public officials: When does a public official's social media activity on a personal account constitute state action under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983, subjecting the public official to liability?
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Quinn Emanuel Partner Faces Sanctions Hearing in Elon Musk Defamation Suit

"As damaging as it was, Musk's deposition could have gone even worse but for the obstructionist conduct of the attorney," plaintiffs attorney Mark Bankston claimed.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Mastering Social Media Content Strategy: The Power of Content Buckets

Crafting consistent and compelling social media content can feel like a daunting task, but luckily, I'm here to help. A strategy called "content buckets" can help to provide you with the structure and clarity needed to streamline your approach and elevate your content game.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

DOJ, FTC: Failure To Preserve, Produce Ephemeral Messages May Lead to Consequences That Are Anything but Ephemeral

The DOJ and FTC issued a rare joint announcement warning of increasing consequences for parties that fail to properly preserve and produce ephemeral messages in response to antitrust investigations. These messages will be included in their standard preservation letters and specifications for all second requests, voluntary access letters and compulsory legal process.
9 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: Kaplan Hecker Knocks Out Suit Aiming to 'Punish' Non-Profit Critical of Musk's X Corp.

"X Corp. has brought this case in order to punish CCDH for CCDH publications that criticized X Corp.—and perhaps in order to dissuade others who might wish to engage in such criticism," wrote Senior U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Is a Platform Also a Product? One New York Court Says Yes, and It's Not Alone

This article highlights how a key issue to be resolved is whether the algorithms that drive social media apps are just publishing platforms that Section 230 is designed to protect, or if they are products designed to perform a specific function, and therefore within the ambit of strict products liability law.
8 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Hastings, Nelson Mullins Broker Deal to Take Trump-Backed Truth Social Public

The newly public entity trading as Digital World saw its stock price jump 15% on Tuesday, providing a $4.5 billion valuation for Trump's stake.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Ninth Circuit Affirms Certification of Class of Advertisers Accusing Meta of Misrepresenting Ad Reach Potential

"Given that all class members encountered the same misrepresentation about Potential Reach—the nucleus of the fraud—the slight variations in the other information available on the Ads Manager did not defeat the commonality of the misrepresentation," Judge Sidney R. Thomas said.
5 minute read

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