Socially Aware

September 20, 2016 - Advertising, First Amendment, European Union, Live streaming, Cyberbullying, Marketing, Privacy, Litigation
Social Links: Instagram’s “offensive comment” filter; Twitter’s TV app; YouTube’s “Community” feature
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Instagram now allows users to hide offensive comments posted to their feeds. Take that trolls! Soon you’ll be able to watch Twitter content like NFL Thursday Night Football on a Twitter app on Apple TV, Xbox One and Amazon Fire TV. “Ballot selfie” laws—laws
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June 28, 2016 - European Union, Data Security, Privacy, UK
Brexit: Data Protection Implications
As the entire world knows, the United Kingdom has voted by a narrow majority to leave the European Union (“Brexit”). But the Brexit process will take time, and the implications for businesses will also unfold over time. In this blog post, we take a look
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June 02, 2016 - Digital Content, European Union, Cyberbullying, Disappearing Content, Compliance
Social Links: The rise of social news; how technology hijacks our attention; are websites a dying business?
By: Aaron P. Rubin
In a fascinating, must-read article, a Google design ethicist explains the techniques that engineers and entrepreneurs employ to keep us hooked on the web. A majority of U.S. adults—62%—now get their news on social media. An apartment complex in Utah is trying to force
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April 22, 2016 - European Union, FTC, Protected Speech, Privacy, Employment Law, Ethics, Litigation, Online Endorsements
Social Links—Facebook-spying litigators; employees’ social media posts; Europe’s Right To Be Forgotten
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Defense lawyers who checked out the Facebook page of a plaintiff suing their client can be prosecuted for attorney misconduct, New Jersey judge rules. Norwegian band changes its name to avoid “ social media censorship .” Can public agencies control their employees’ social media
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March 09, 2016 - European Union, Data Security, Privacy, Big Data
Privacy Shield vs. Safe Harbor: A Different Name for an Improved Agreement?
The European Commission (the “Commission”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce issued the draft legal texts for the much anticipated EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (the “Shield”), set to replace the currently inoperative Safe Harbor program (“Safe Harbor”). The new agreement is aimed at restoring the
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January 14, 2016 - Digital Content, E-Commerce, European Union, Terms of Use, Cloud Computing
Harmonizing B2C Online Sales of Goods and Digital Content in Europe
By: Alistair Maughan
The European Commission has announced new draft laws that would give consumers new remedies where digital content supplied online is defective or not as described by the seller. On Dec. 9, 2015, the European Commission proposed two new directives on the supply of digital content
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Topic Archives: European Union

Social Links: Instagram’s “offensive comment” filter; Twitter’s TV app; YouTube’s “Community” feature

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Brexit: Data Protection Implications

Social Links: The rise of social news; how technology hijacks our attention; are websites a dying business?

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Social Links—Facebook-spying litigators; employees’ social media posts; Europe’s Right To Be Forgotten

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Privacy Shield vs. Safe Harbor: A Different Name for an Improved Agreement?

Harmonizing B2C Online Sales of Goods and Digital Content in Europe

By: Alistair Maughan