Socially Aware

June 29, 2023 - Artificial Intelligence, Ethics
In the Crosshairs: The Legal Industry Grapples with the Application and Ethics of AI
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill
In May 2023, Steven Schwartz of Levidow, Levidow & Oberman admitted that he used a generative AI (GAI) platform to produce six non-existent court decisions as citations during his representation in a personal injury case against Avianca Airlines. He has since issued regrets and
... ›
May 28, 2020 - DMCA, E-Commerce, European Union, Cyberbullying, Employment Law, Ethics
Social Links: A report suggesting DMCA changes; a new social-media-use regulation for Fla. Bar members; big changes at Facebook
By: Julie O'Neill
A new report from the U.S. Copyright Office suggests that Congress should fine-tune the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) to, among other things, alter the takedown system that platforms must adhere to in order to be eligible for the safe harbor the DMCA affords
... ›
September 06, 2017 - Blockchain, Cyberbullying, Marketing, Employment Law, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Ethics
Social Links: Bills that would take a bite out of §230; court opinion on social media & ethics; using evidence on social media to determine unemployment benefits eligibility
By: Aaron P. Rubin
A federal appeals court in Miami held that a judge needn’t necessarily recuse herself from a case being argued by a lawyer with whom the judge is merely Facebook “friends.” Bills in both houses of Congress propose amending Section 230 of the Communications Decency
... ›
March 07, 2017 - First Amendment, Cyberbullying, Marketing, Right To Be Forgotten, Ethics, Free Speech
Social Links: YouTube reaches major milestone; Google tries to ferret out hate speech; justices consider constitutionality of barring social media access
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Google unveiled a new tool designed to combat toxic speech online by assessing the language commenters use, as opposed to the ideas they express. Is a state law banning sex offenders from social media unconstitutional? Based on their comments during oral arguments in Packingham
... ›
February 24, 2017 - Cyberbullying, Ethics, Wearable Computers
Social Links: Google Maps gets social; Twitter puts trolls in time out; today’s teens take to chat rooms
By: Aaron P. Rubin
New York City’s Conflicts of Interest Board has issued guidelines prohibiting elected officials from using official social media accounts for political purposes or having their staff draft content for their personal social media accounts. Congress has begun paving the way for the deployment of
... ›
February 10, 2017 - Marketing, Employment Law, Ethics, Compliance
Join Us at the Social Media 2017: Addressing Corporate Risks Conference on February 15th
In the wake of a successful social media conference in San Francisco, Socially Aware co-editors John Delaney and Aaron Rubin are revved up and ready to chair (John) and present (Aaron and John) at another Practicing Law Institute (PLI) 2017 Social Media conference! This one
... ›
January 30, 2017 - Marketing, Employment Law, Ethics, Mobile, Compliance
Social Media 2017: Addressing Corporate Risks
Social media is transforming the way companies interact with consumers. Learn how to make the most of these online opportunities while minimizing your company’s risk at Practicing Law Institute’s (PLI) 2017 Social Media conference, to be held in San Francisco and webcasted on Thursday, February
... ›
November 07, 2016 - Terms of Use, UK, Big Data, Ethics, Litigation
Social Links: LinkedIn’s new feature estimates salaries; states grapple with digital-asset-inheritance laws; insurance company wants to base rates on applicants’ Facebook posts
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Because it bases its assessments on job title, location and industry, LinkedIn’s new Salary feature might be more accurate than are other online compensation estimation tools. States are trying to pass laws that balance bereaved people’s desire to access their deceased loved ones’ social media accounts
... ›
June 24, 2016 - Protected Speech, Live streaming, Marketing, Ethics
Social Links: Livestreaming goes mainstream; social-media-use guidance for judges; three years in jail for trolling?
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Facebook signs more than $50 million worth of deals with media firms and celebrities to create videos for its live-streaming service. Tumblr is jumping on the live video bandwagon, too—but via live-streaming platform partners, not through its own service. C-Span picked up live feeds
... ›
June 17, 2016 - Advertising, Online Promotions, Marketing, Ethics, Mobile
Social Links: The ramifications of Microsoft’s LinkedIn purchase; the brands using Snapchat; lawyers’ social media use
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Lots of press surrounding Microsoft’s purchase of LinkedIn: Will LinkedIn change as a result? Will the Microsoft purchase inspire a Twitter acquisition ? “Spam King” gets 30 months in jail for sending 27 million messages. One columnist says you should stop measuring your social
... ›

Topic Archives: Ethics

In the Crosshairs: The Legal Industry Grapples with the Application and Ethics of AI

By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill

Social Links: A report suggesting DMCA changes; a new social-media-use regulation for Fla. Bar members; big changes at Facebook

By: Julie O'Neill

Social Links: Bills that would take a bite out of §230; court opinion on social media & ethics; using evidence on social media to determine unemployment benefits eligibility

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Social Links: YouTube reaches major milestone; Google tries to ferret out hate speech; justices consider constitutionality of barring social media access

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Social Links: Google Maps gets social; Twitter puts trolls in time out; today’s teens take to chat rooms

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Join Us at the Social Media 2017: Addressing Corporate Risks Conference on February 15th

Social Media 2017: Addressing Corporate Risks

Social Links: LinkedIn’s new feature estimates salaries; states grapple with digital-asset-inheritance laws; insurance company wants to base rates on applicants’ Facebook posts

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Social Links: Livestreaming goes mainstream; social-media-use guidance for judges; three years in jail for trolling?

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Social Links: The ramifications of Microsoft’s LinkedIn purchase; the brands using Snapchat; lawyers’ social media use

By: Aaron P. Rubin