Social media sites are transforming not only the daily lives of consumers, but also how companies interact with consumers. Here at Morrison Foerster, across all of our practice groups, we are seeing complex, cutting-edge legal issues arising out of social media. As with the Internet boom during the mid-to-late 1990s, social media is generating new legal questions at a far faster pace than the law’s ability to provide answers to such questions. In an effort to stay on top of these emerging issues, and to keep our clients and friends informed of new developments, Morrison Foerster publishes this blog devoted to the law and business of social media.<h2>ABOUT MORRISON FOERSTER</h2>Morrison Foerster is a leading global law firm that transforms complexity into advantage for its clients. Our clients include some of the largest financial institutions, banks, consulting and accounting firms, and Fortune 100, technology, and life sciences companies. Highlighting the firm’s commitment to client service, leadership in market-changing deals and impact litigation, and values-based culture, Morrison Foerster has been repeatedly recognized as one of the top 10 firms on The American Lawyer’s A-List. Year after year, the firm receives significant recognition from Chambers and The Legal 500 across their various guides, including Global, USA, Asia‑Pacific, Europe, UK, Latin America, and FinTech Legal. Our lawyers passionately care about delivering legal excellence while living our values. Morrison Foerster has a long-standing commitment to creating a culture that respects and celebrates differences, while providing an inclusive environment. The firm has achieved Mansfield Certification Plus since 2018 as a result of successfully reaching at least 30 percent women, communities of color, and LGBTQ+ lawyer representation in a notable number of current leadership roles and committees. The firm also has a long history of commitment to the community and society through providing pro bono legal services, including litigating for civil rights and civil liberties, improving public education and fostering the wellbeing of children, advocating for veterans, promoting international human rights, enforcing the right to asylum, and safeguarding the environment.

Social

Search

sociallyaware-abajournalweb100-1

Aaron is the chair of the firm’s Technology Transactions Group and co-chair of the Interactive + Digital Media Group. He advises clients on a wide range of complex transactions involving intellectual property and technology, including structuring and negotiating strategic licensing, development, collaboration, procurement, and distribution deals.Aaron’s practice focuses on advising both established and emerging companies in a variety of data- and technology-intensive sectors, including software, SaaS, cloud-based technology, digital media (social media, AR/VR, gaming, streaming media, AdTech), AI, healthcare, consumer electronics, e-commerce, other online business models, and mobile applications. He also maintains an active practice counseling companies on branding and marketing, trademark licensing, and content-related transactions, as well as the intellectual property aspects of mergers, acquisitions, asset spin-offs, and private equity investments.He has represented clients such as Autodesk, Meta, OpenAI, Splunk, Konami, Kaiser Permanente, SoftBank, Visa, and Yahoo, among others.Aaron has been recognized by numerous publications for his work on market-defining technology transactions. He is currently ranked by Chambers USA for “Technology Transactions.”Aaron also serves as co-editor of Socially Aware, the firm’s award-winning newsletter and blog devoted to the law and business of social media, and regularly publishes on various IP and technology-related topics. Aaron is also a sought-after speaker on new and emerging areas of law, and is a frequent presenter and panelist at conferences and legal services programs. In addition to his active practice, Aaron regularly provides pro bono assistance to various nonprofit and charitable organizations such as Common Sense Media and the Starlight Children’s Foundation. He is a member of the board of directors of California Lawyers for the Arts.While in law school at the University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, Aaron served as executive editor of the California Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. Following law school, Aaron served as law clerk to the Honorable William H. Orrick and the Honorable Martin J. Jenkins, both United States District Judges for the Northern District of California.

rubin_aaron_blog_150x150.png

rubin_aaron_common_640x280.jpg

rubin_aaron_heroretina_2700x1160.jpg

rubin_aaron_mobileretina_750x1040.jpg

rubin_aaron_social_600x600.jpg

Partner

Aaron is the chair of our Technology Transactions Group. He advises clients on a wide range of complex transactions involving intellectual property and technology, including structuring and negotiating strategic licensing, development, collaboration, procurement, and distribution deals. Aaron’s practice focuses on advising both established and emerging companies in a variety of data– and technology–intensive sectors, including software, SaaS, cloud computing, AR/VR, AI, gaming, healthcare, consumer electronics, social media, e–commerce, other online business models, and mobile applications. He also maintains an active practice counseling companies on the intellectual property aspects of mergers, acquisitions, asset spin–offs, and private equity investments.

Aaron P. Rubin

Lawrence Gallick is of counsel in the firm’s Austin office and a member of the Technology Transactions Group.Lawrence focuses his practice on technology transactions and licensing matters. His diverse experience includes advising on SaaS agreements, cross-licensing agreements, research and collaboration agreements, development agreements, and distribution agreements. He counsels a broad range of companies across the software, hardware, life sciences, biotech and FinTech spaces, as well as other entities including universities.He advises clients in connection with general corporate matters including contract negotiations, and leasing and technology placement agreements.Lawrence also serves as co-editor of <a href="https://www.sociallyawareblog.com/" target="_blank">Socially Aware</a>, the firm’s award-winning newsletter and blog devoted to the law and business of social media, and regularly publishes on various IP and technology-related topics.Prior to joining the firm, Lawrence was counsel at another major law firm. Before earning his law degree, Lawrence was a web consultant, project manager, and web developer in Portland, Oregon, where he managed and consulted on projects using industry methodologies and performed custom development and integration of content management systems.Lawrence was named a Super Lawyers “Rising Star” in 2015 and 2018–2022, and is licensed in both California and New York. Lawrence earned his J.D. from the University at Buffalo School of Law, where he was the electronic systems editor for the Buffalo Law Review and awarded the ABA-BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property Law.

gallick_lawrence_blog_150x150.png

gallick_lawrence_common_640x280.jpg

gallick_lawrence_heroretina_2700x1160.jpg

gallick_lawrence_mobileretina_750x1040.jpg

gallick_lawrence_social_600x600.jpg

Of Counsel

Lawrence Gallick

Anthony Ramirez is a partner in the Technology Transactions Group in the New York office of Morrison Foerster.Anthony advises clients on general commercial and transactional matters. He regularly advises companies on the IP aspects of their M&A transactions. His clients include technology, digital media and content for television and music, financial services, and communications companies with diverse intellectual property assets and issues.His practice focuses on the legal aspects of developing, licensing, and commercializing technology and intellectual property, as well as negotiating general commercial contracts, including outsourcing transactions, as well as content and data licenses. He regularly assists clients with legal issues relating to licensing and commercialization of digital media and content, digital content that is distributed over the Internet or streamed, mobile applications and social media, as well as the licensing of recorded music for distribution via digital platforms. Anthony is also experienced with issues relating to open-source software, software development, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cloud-based technology, and protection of proprietary information.Anthony has extensive experience working on matters involving disruptive technologies, such as blockchain. He has helped fintech clients with general intellectual property issues in connection with terms of service for online financial products and services.Anthony is an integral part of the outside pro bono legal team for nonprofit organizations based in New York, including advising clients on legal issues regarding entertainment, social media, privacy rights, and the negotiation of outsourcing and service agreements. Anthony received his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 2009. He received his B.S. from Cornell University in 2004.

ramirez_anthony_blog_150x150.png

ramirez_anthony_common_640x280.jpg

ramirez_anthony_heroretina_2700x1160.jpg

ramirez_anthony_mobileretina_750x1040.jpg

ramirez_anthony_social_600x600.jpg

Anthony Ramirez is a partner in the Technology Transactions Group in the New York office of Morrison Foerster. He advises clients on general commercial and transactional matters. His clients include technology, media, and communications companies with considerable intellectual property assets. His practice focuses on the legal aspects of licensing and commercializing technology and intellectual property, as well as negotiating general commercial contracts. He also regularly assists clients with legal issues relating to mobile applications and social media.

Anthony M. Ramirez

favicon.ico

favicon-16x16.png

favicon-32x32.png

apple-touch-icon.png

MoFo Favicons

Socially Aware is devoted to the law and business of social media, proactively addressing emerging issues and keeping our clients informed of new developments. We cover fields such as artificial intelligence, privacy and data security, Section 230, intellectual property, and much more.

Welcome to Socially Aware

240920-socially-aware-header.jpg

Welcome to Socially Aware

240920-socially-aware-header

Socially Aware is devoted to the law and business of social media, proactively addressing emerging issues and keeping our clients informed of new developments. We cover fields such as artificial intelligence, privacy and data security, Section 230, intellectual property, and much more.

News and Announcements

Blog - Terms of Use

Blog - Privacy Policy

Blog - Blog Disclaimer

Blog - Attorney Advertising

morrison-foerster-blog-logo.png

Provides a data-driven look at the Federal Circuit.

Federal Circuitry

Brings together legal insights and in-depth analyses on trends and complex issues shaping the global technology industry.

MoFo Tech

Mofo Tech

Equips our clients with the most up-to-date and relevant information on employment and labor law issues.

Employment Law Commentary

In-depth analysis of developments and trends impacting government contracting.

Government Contracts Insight

Government Contracts Insights

Provides insights and reports on the most current class actions lawsuits and product liability issues that affect consumer-facing companies.

Class Dismissed Blog

Class Dismissed

MoFo’s Socially Aware blog provides timely updates and analysis of the many complex and cutting-edge legal and business issues arising out of social media.

Socially Aware

  Linkedin

MoFo LinkedIN

Socially Aware Blog - RSS

Stay Connected

Never miss a post from Socially Aware. Enter your email below to stay up-to-date.

Subscribe

The Law and Business of Social Media

Morrison Foerster - Footer

Blogs -  Home Button

Home

Blog - Topics

Web Scraping

Advertising

Antitrust

Arbitration

Artificial Intelligence

Asia

Autonomous Vehicles

Bankruptcy

Big Data

Blockchain

Class Actions

Cloud Computing

Compliance

Contracts

COPPA

Copyright

Crowdsourcing

Cyberbullying

Cybersecurity

Data Security

Defamation

Digital Content

Disappearing Content

Discovery

DMCA

E-Commerce

E-Discovery

E-Personation

Electronic Contracts

Employment Law

Endorsement Guides

Ephemeral Messaging

Ethics

European Union

Event

Fair Use

FDA Regulations

Financial Institutions

First Amendment

Fraud

Free Speech

GDPR

Hacking

Influencer Marketing

Infographic

Internet of Things

Investment Management Law

JOBS Act

Labor Law

Litigation

Live streaming

Marketing

Mobile

Online Contracts

Online Endorsements

Online Promotions

Online Reviews

Patent

Privacy

Product Liability

Protected Speech

Right of Publicity

Right To Be Forgotten

Section 230 Safe Harbor

Securities Law

Social Media Policy

Statistics

Status Updates

Stored Communications Act

Supreme Court

Terms of Use

Trademark

UK High Court

User-Generated Content

Wearable Computers

Topics

Blog - Editors

Editors

Blog - About

About

Blog - Subscribe

More

Lawrence W. Gallick

Social Links: If the Suit Fits

Social Links: Age Verification, X Appeal, and the Great White North

Social Links: Fake Reviews, Real Rulings, and an Epic Fail

Lawrence W. Gallick on Toth v. Everly Well, Inc.

Social Links: Going Back to Cali

LinkedIN

Finding that President Trump’s Twitter feed constitutes a public forum, a federal judge in New York City held that <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/23/business/media/trump-twitter-block.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">it’s a First Amendment violation when the President or one of his assistants blocks a Twitter user</a> from viewing or responding to one of the President’s tweets. As the New York Times points out, the decision “is likely to have implications far beyond Mr. Trump’s feed and its 52 million followers.” A blog post on the online version of the monthly magazine Reason provides some <a href="https://reason.com/blog/2018/05/24/tips-for-politicians-with-social-media-a" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tips for politicians with social media accounts</a> who want to stay on the right side of the law.Speaking of President Trump, the former secretary of a federal judge is claiming the President got her fired. Okay, not exactly. The secretary, Olga Zuniga, who worked for a judge on Texas’s highest criminal court, filed a lawsuit alleging that the judge—a member of the GOP—terminated her employment because he found Facebook posts in which Zuniga criticized President Trump’s and other Republican politicians’ immigration policies. A post on Popehat, a fellow <a href="https://www.sociallyawareblog.com/2017/11/30/socially-aware-named-one-of-the-best-law-blogs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ABA Web 100</a> honoree, explores the strength of Zuniga’s case.Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know that the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect last Friday, May 25th. Now that the dust has cleared, if you are interested in up-to-date information regarding GDPR developments and compliance insights, check out our GDPR Resource Center. If you want details on what GDPR means for your outsourcing and other vendor agreements, you might want to attend our upcoming webinar.The impact of GDPR is being felt across social media platforms in all sorts of ways. For example, in a move reportedly prompted by GDPR, <a href="https://slate.com/technology/2018/05/twitter-accounts-that-were-made-when-a-user-was-under-13-are-being-banned.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter has shut down accounts of those users who, at the time that they joined Twitter, were under 13 years of age, based on date-of-birth information voluntarily provided by such users during the registration process</a>.Facing an inbox full of companies’ privacy policy updates? You can blame that on the GDPR too. In fact, the onslaught of GDPR-induced privacy-policy updates inspired some pretty <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/gdpr-the-eus-new-data-privacy-law-has-inspired-some-epic-memes/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">creative memes on Twitter</a>.Wait… the <a href="https://www.npr.org/2018/05/24/614195844/new-eu-data-protection-law-could-affect-people-who-take-pictures-with-their-phon" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GDPR will also affect tourists taking photos with their phones</a>?Instagram is expanding its anti-bullying initiatives by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/01/technology/instagram-bully-filter.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">using a machine-learning algorithm to filter out harassing comments</a> and reviewing the accounts with an especially high number of blocked comments to determine whether the owners of those accounts have violated the platform’s community guidelines.The still-unprofitable <a href="https://digiday.com/media/unskippable-six-second-video-ads-coming-snapchat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Snapchat will begin running six-second advertisements that its users will not be able to skip</a>. These un-skippable commercials will not run during users’ personal stories, only during select Snapchat Shows—highly produced three-to-five minute programs from well-known entertainment companies.The fascinating story of how Wired <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/wired-lost-bitcoin/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">lost a small fortune in Bitcoin</a>. . . . (Well, the Bitcoins are <a href="https://blockchain.info/address/1BYsmmrrfTQ1qm7KcrSLxnX7SaKQREPYFP" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>, but the key has been destroyed.)The Royal Wedding was a bigger topic on Pinterest than it was on Facebook. FastCompany speculates that it’s because Pinterest’s audience is predominantly women and <a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/40574125/why-the-royal-wedding-is-a-bigger-deal-on-pinterest-than-facebook" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reveals the subject of most of the Royal Wedding pins</a>.

Aaron is the chair of the firm’s Technology Transactions Group and co-chair of the Interactive + Digital Media Group. He advises clients on a wide range of complex transactions involving intellectual property and technology, including structuring and negotiating strategic licensing, development, collaboration, procurement, and distribution deals.

Aaron Rubin

Social Links: Laws affecting politicians using Twitter & tourists taking photos; the GDPR takes effect; lost Bitcoins

Finding that President Trump’s Twitter feed constitutes a public forum, a federal judge in New York City held that it’s a First Amendment violation when the Pre

Social Links: Laws affecting politicians using Twitter & tourists taking photos; the GDPR takes effect; lost Bitcoins

Based on copyright infringement, emotional distress and other claims, a federal district court in California <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/11/us/revenge-porn-california.html?smid=tw-nytnational&smtyp=cur" target="_blank" rel="noopener">awarded $6.4 million</a> to a victim of revenge porn, the posting of explicit material without the subject’s consent. The judgment is believed to be one of the largest awards relating to revenge porn. A <a href="https://www.sociallyawareblog.com/2014/01/29/keeping-privates-private-the-legal-landscape-of-revenge-porn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Socially Aware post</a> that we wrote back in 2014 explains the difficulties of using causes of action like copyright infringement—and <a href="https://www.cybercivilrights.org/revenge-porn-laws/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">state laws</a>—as vehicles for fighting revenge porn.The highest court in New York State held that <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-york-court-facebook/ny-top-court-says-private-facebook-photos-can-be-disclosed-idUSKCN1FX2L0?il=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">whether or not a personal injury plaintiff’s Facebook photos are discoverable</a> does not depend on whether the photos were set to “private,” but rather “<a href="https://www.nycourts.gov/ctapps/Decisions/2018/Feb18/1opn18-Decision.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the nature of the event giving rise to the litigation and the injuries claimed, as well as any other information specific to the case</a>.”A federal district court held that Kentucky’s governor did not violate the free speech rights of two Kentucky citizens when he blocked them from commenting on his Facebook page and Twitter account. The <a href="https://www.bloomberglaw.com/public/desktop/document/Morgan_et_al_v_Bevin_Docket_No_317cv00060_ED_Ky_Jul_31_2017_Court/1?1523649763" target="_blank" rel="noopener">opinion</a> underscores differences among courts as to the First Amendment’s application to government officials’ social media accounts; for example, a <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2017/07/28/federal_court_rules_public_officials_cannot_block_social_media_users.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Virginia federal district court’s 2017 holding</a> reached the opposite conclusion in a case involving similar facts.Having witnessed social media’s potential to escalate gang disputes, judges in Illinois have <a href="http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/local/illinois-courts-debate-teen-defendants-social-media-law-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">imposed limitations on some juvenile defendants’ use</a> of the popular platforms, a move that some defense attorneys argue violates the young defendants’ First Amendment rights.A bill proposed by California State Sen. Bob Hertzberg would require social media platforms to identify bots—automated accounts that appear to be owned by real people but are actually computer programs capable of simulating human dialog. Bots can spread a message across social media faster and more widely than would be humanly possible, and <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-twitter-bots-help-fuel-political-feuds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">have been used in efforts to manipulate public opinion</a>.This CIO article lists the new strategies, job titles and processes that will be popular this year among businesses transforming into data-driven enterprises.A solo law practitioner in Chicago filed a <a href="https://dlbjbjzgnk95t.cloudfront.net/1020000/1020567/show_temp%20(42).pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">complaint</a> claiming defamation and false light against a former client who <a href="http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/chicago_solo_files_1.1m_defamation_suit_against_ex_client_for_alleged_legal" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she alleges posted a Yelp review calling her a “con artist” and a “legal predator”</a>  after, allegedly pursuant to the terms of his retainer, she billed $9,000 to his credit card for a significant amount of legal work.<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2018/03/30/how-carnival-got-a-teenager-to-hand-over-his-snapchat-handle/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.00ab9f3b6bcb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Carnival Cruise Line put up signs</a> all over the hometown of the 15-year-old owner of the Snapchat handle @CarnivalCruise in order to locate him and offer him and his family a luxurious free vacation in exchange for the transfer of his Snapchat handle—and the unusual but innovate strategy paid off. Who knew that old-school billboards could be so effectively used for one-on-one marketing?

Social Links: Revenge porn victim awarded $6.4M; the discoverability of photos posted to Facebook; can users be blocked from government officials’ social media accounts?

Based on copyright infringement, emotional distress and other claims, a federal district court in California awarded $6.4 million to a victim of revenge porn, t

Social Links: Revenge porn victim awarded $6.4M; the discoverability of photos posted to Facebook; can users be blocked from government officials’ social media accounts?

In a decision that has generated considerable controversy, a federal court in New York has held that the <a href="https://www.dailydot.com/debug/embed-tweet-copyright/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">popular practice of embedding tweets into websites and blogs can result in copyright infringement</a>. Plaintiff Justin Goldman had taken a photo of NFL quarterback Tom Brady, which Goldman posted to Snapchat. Snapchat users “screengrabbed” the image for use in tweets on Twitter. The defendants—nine news outlets—embedded tweets featuring the Goldman photo into online articles so that the photo itself was never hosted on the news outlets’ servers; rather, it was hosted on Twitter’s servers (a process known as “framing” or “inline linking”). The court found that, even absent any copying of the image onto their own servers, the news outlets’ actions had resulted in a violation of Goldman’s exclusive right to authorize the public display of his photo.If <a href="http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2511" target="_blank" rel="noopener">legislation recently introduced in California</a> passes, businesses with apps or websites requiring passwords and enabling Golden State residents younger than 18 to share content could be prohibited from asking those minors to agree to the site’s or the app’s terms and conditions of use.After a lawyer was unable to serve process by delivering court documents to a defendant’s physical and email addresses, the Ontario Superior Court <a href="http://www.globallegalpost.com/big-stories/canadian-claim-served-by-instagram-4026143/?utm_campaign=D1_06_02_18&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter_d11" target="_blank" rel="noopener">granted the lawyer permission to serve process</a> by mailing a statement of claim to the defendant’s last known address and by sending the statement of claim through private messages to the defendant’s Instagram and LinkedIn accounts. This is reportedly the first time an Ontario court has permitted service of process through social media. The first instance that we at Socially Aware heard of a U.S. court permitting a plaintiff to serve process on a domestic, U.S.-based defendant through a social media account happened <a href="https://www.sociallyawareblog.com/2014/10/16/new-york-family-court-magistrate-allows-unprecedented-service-of-process-via-facebook-will-others-follow/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">back in 2014</a>.Videos that impose celebrities’ and non-famous people’s faces onto porn performers’ to produce believable videos have surfaced on the Internet, and are on the verge of proliferating. Unlike the non-consensual dissemination of explicit photos that haven’t been manipulated—sometimes referred to as “<a href="https://www.sociallyawareblog.com/2014/01/29/keeping-privates-private-the-legal-landscape-of-revenge-porn/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revenge porn</a>”—this <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/face-swap-porn-legal-limbo/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fake porn is technically not a privacy issue</a>, and making it illegal could raise First Amendment issues.By mining datasets and social media to recover millions of dollars lost to tax fraud and errors, the IRS may be violating common law and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, according to an op-ed piece in The Hill.A woman is suing her ex-husband, a sheriff’s deputy in Georgia, for <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/09/us/facebook-post-ex-husband-police-jail-trnd/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">having her and her friend arrested and briefly jailed for posting on Facebook</a> about his alleged refusal to drop off medication for his sick children on his way to work. The women had been charged with “criminal defamation of character” but the case was ultimately dropped after a state court judge ruled there was no basis for the arrest.During a hearing in a Manhattan federal court over a suit brought by seven Twitter users who say President Trump blocked them on Twitter for having responded to his tweets, the plaintiffs’ lawyer compared Twitter to a “virtual town hall” where “blocking is a state action and violates the First Amendment.” An assistant district attorney, on the other hand, analogized the social media platform to a convention where the presiding official can decide whether or not to engage with someone. The district court judge who heard the arguments refused to decide the case on the spot and encouraged the parties to settle out of court.Have your social media connections been posting headshots of themselves alongside historical portraits of people who look just like them? Those posts are the product of a Google app that matches the photo of a person’s face to a famous work of art, and the results can be fun. But not for people who live in Illinois or Texas, where access to the app isn’t available. Experts believe it’s because <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/17/technology/google-arts-culture-not-working/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">laws in those states restrict how companies can use biometric data</a>.The stock market is apparently keeping up with the Kardashians. A day after Kim Kardashian’s half-sister <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/22/technology/snapchat-update-kylie-jenner/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kylie Jenner tweeted her frustration with Snapchat’s recent redesign</a>, the company’s market value decreased by $1.3 billion.

Social Links: Inline link to tweet with photo could constitute copyright infringement; proposed California legislation could restrict website operators’ efforts to have minors consent to terms of use

In a decision that has generated considerable controversy, a federal court in New York has held that the popular practice of embedding tweets into websites and 

Social Links: Inline link to tweet with photo could constitute copyright infringement; proposed California legislation could restrict website operators’ efforts to have minors consent to terms of use

In an effort to deter hate groups from tweeting sanitized versions of their messages, Twitter has began considering account holders’ off platform behavior when the platform evaluates whether potentially harmful tweets should be removed and account holders should be suspended or permanently banned.In connection with Congressional efforts to deter online sex trafficking by narrowing the Communications Decency Act’s <a href="https://www.sociallyawareblog.com/2016/12/15/the-decline-and-fall-of-section-230/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Section 230 safe harbor protection for website operators from claims arising from third-party ads and other content</a>, a revised House bill would <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-08/sex-trafficking-bill-soothes-a-tech-worry-with-focus-on-intent" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">require proof of intent to facilitate prostitution</a>, helping to address Internet industry concerns regarding the legislative initiative.YouTube is making a concerted effort to <a href="https://www.buzzfeed.com/charliewarzel/youtube-is-addressing-its-massive-child-exploitation-problem?utm_term=.nbz4MxPlO#.thzWak932" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">remove disturbing videos featuring children in distress</a>.Concerned about the effect fake news could have on the democratic process, lawmakers in Ireland proposed <a href="https://nypost.com/2017/12/05/spreading-fake-news-on-social-media-could-become-a-crime-in-this-country/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a law that would make disseminating fake news</a> on social media a crime.A proposed cybersecurity law in Vietnam would require foreign tech companies like Google to establish offices and store data in that country. According to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/30/opinion/vietnam-social-media-china.html?mtrref=undefined&assetType=opinion" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">this op-ed</a>, such a relatively late attempt to rein in Vietnam’s social media use would “most certainly trigger a popular backlash” and “seem like a retrograde move.”A <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5144007/Under-5s-BANNED-using-tech-own.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">new report from clinical experts in the UK</a> recommends that children younger than five-years-old should never be permitted to use digital technology without supervision.<a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/11/29/16712704/snapchat-redesign-friend-feed-discover" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Snapchat is rolling out a redesign</a> that places all the messages and Stories from a user’s friends to the left side of the camera, and stories from professional social media stars and media outlets that the user follows to the right of it. But will people over the age of 30 <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2015/01/snapchat_why_teens_favorite_app_makes_the_facebook_generation_feel_old.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">still have no idea how to use the platform</a>?Instagram is testing <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/7/16740280/instagram-direct-messaging-app-test-standalone" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a direct messaging app</a> that would replace its current inbox. Called Direct, the app stands independent of that Instagram platform and, like Snapchat, opens to the user’s camera.Artificial intelligence is allowing people to actually enjoy the moments they photograph by significantly <a href="https://venturebeat.com/2017/11/14/ai-could-help-you-share-your-cake-on-instagram-and-eat-it-too/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">cutting down the time it takes to share and catalog pictures</a>.There’s <a href="https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2017/12/how-to-block-all-the-troubling-stories-in-your-social-media-feeds/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a browser extension</a> that will hide all the potentially upsetting stories in your social media newsfeeds, but it’s not perfect. And maybe that’s <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2017/03/23/7-things-you-can-do-to-burst-your-social-media-filter-bubble/#4adde86128a8" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a good thing</a>.Hmmm—in a tumultuous year, the <a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/most-liked-instagram-photos-of-2017/tk-4-125/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">ten most-liked posts on Instagram of 2017</a> all belong to Beyoncé, Cristiano Ronaldo or Selena Gomez.In contrast, the <a href="https://www.cnet.com/news/twitter-2017-top-tweets-donald-trump-barack-obama/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">most popular tweets of this year</a> concern politics, tragedy and, well, chicken nuggets.

Social Links: Twitter’s tougher anti-hate-speech policy; tech-industry-friendlier version of bill to narrow the §230 safe harbor; 2017’s top posts

In an effort to deter hate groups from tweeting sanitized versions of their messages, Twitter has began considering account holders’ off platform behavior when 

Social Links: Twitter’s tougher anti-hate-speech policy; tech-industry-friendlier version of bill to narrow the §230 safe harbor; 2017’s top posts

In an <a href="https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3932131-2017-0814-Hiq-Order.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">opinion</a> granting a preliminary injunction preventing LinkedIn from blocking a startup’s use of information in LinkedIn profiles accessible to the entire public, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California expressed doubts that a <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/08/court-rejects-linkedin-claim-that-unauthorized-scraping-is-hacking/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">federal anti-hacking law—the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act—prohibits the startup’s scraping of such publicly available information from a website</a>, even if the website owner has asked for the scraping to stop.Former U.S. president Obama’s tweet quoting Nelson Mandela in the wake of the violent Charlottesville rally is now the most “liked” tweet in history, surpassing Ariana Grande’s response to the Manchester terrorist attack in May.Does the First Amendment prohibit politicians from blocking people with opposing views on Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms? A new wave of lawsuits are teeing up this issue for the courts to resolve.In a rape case involving two former college football players, the Tennessee Supreme Court held the state’s law on defense subpoenas <a href="http://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/crime/2017/08/16/supreme-court-backs-a-j-johnsons-bid-see-alleged-victims-social-media/573332001/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">entitles the defendants to receive access to their alleged victims’ relevant social media and text messaging histories</a>.Google researchers discovered<a href="https://venturebeat.com/2017/08/17/google-researchers-made-an-algorithm-to-delete-watermarks-from-photos/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> an algorithm capable of removing the watermarks</a> that stock-imagery sites use in an effort to protect copyrighted content—and suggest a way to thwart the algorithm’s use.With 2-to-3-minute long episodes, Snapchat’s first daily news program, NBC News’s “Stay Tuned,” has<a href="http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/nbc-news-snapchat-show-29-million-viewers-1202532550/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> more than 29 million unique viewers</a>.Speaking of Snapchat, the innovative social media platform just introduced a feature called Crowd Surf that allows users to watch an event like a concert by connecting snaps together based on their audio.Instagram will soon <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/8/15/16151624/instagram-comment-threads-ios-android" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">begin organizing comments into threads</a> the way Facebook does.A former partner at an Illinois law firm is the subject of a complaint filed by the state’s attorney disciplinary committee for setting up a phony profile on Match.com for a female attorney who practices in his town.A Georgia judge was <a href="https://lawnewz.com/high-profile/judge-suspended-after-criticizing-anti-confederate-snowflakes-on-social-media/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">suspended for his social media posts</a>, which, among other things, called supporters of de-Confederatization efforts “the nut cases tearing down monuments” and compared them to the radical Islamic terrorist group ISIS.By <a href="https://www.wired.com/story/this-lumbering-self-driving-truck-is-designed-to-get-hit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">deploying the first autonomous impact protection vehicle</a>—a truck designed to absorb the impact of an errant car—the Colorado Department of Transportation eliminated the need for a human driver to risk taking one of the most dangerous jobs around.Social media has had a huge impact on <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/travel/2017/08/17/does-social-media-make-miserable-flight-attendant-asked/4OzuRWAdQPKfzceuT3FAcI/story.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">flight attendants’ work lives</a>.

Social Links: A seminal opinion on web scraping; Obama breaks Twitter record; court holds state’s subpoena law applies to digital communications

In an opinion granting a preliminary injunction preventing LinkedIn from blocking a startup’s use of information in LinkedIn profiles accessible to the entire p

Social Links: A seminal opinion on web scraping; Obama breaks Twitter record; court holds state’s subpoena law applies to digital communications

A defamation suit brought by one reality television star against another—and naming Discovery Communications as a defendant—could determine <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/discovery-argues-not-legally-responsible-tv-stars-social-media-posts-1018711" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">to what extent (if any) media companies may be held responsible for what their talent posts on social media</a>.In a move characterized as setting legal precedent, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/law/2017/jul/08/fake-news-injunction-law-persons-unknown-social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">UK lawyers served an injunction against “persons unknown”</a> via an email account linked to someone who was posting allegedly defamatory “fake news” stories on social media.<a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-26/why-the-eu-will-slap-google-over-product-searches-quicktake-q-a" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">European regulators fined Google $2.7 billion</a> for violating antitrust law by allegedly tailoring algorithms for product-related queries to promote its own comparison shopping service. If the search company doesn’t change how its search engine works in the EU in the next few months, it risks fines of up to 5% of its parent company Alphabet Inc.’s daily revenue.A newly formed trade group, called the Influencer Marketing Council, <a href="http://adage.com/article/digital/digital-celebrities-rely-trade-group-set-ad-disclosure-rules/309545/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">is representing social influencers</a> in discussions with regulators and Internet platforms, and is leading an effort to outline best practices for <a href="http://www.sociallyawareblog.com/2015/12/21/influencer-marketing-tips-for-a-successful-and-legal-advertising-campaign/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">complying with the FTC’s endorsement guidelines</a>.Pinterest’s commercial progress has reportedly been hampered by several factors, including the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/02/business/media/pinterest-advertising.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">format of its advertisements, which must mimic user posts</a>—something that requires brands to design content specifically for the platform.Members of law enforcement have expressed concerns regarding the safety risks posed by <a href="http://www.nwahomepage.com/news/fox-24/snap-maps-have-parents-and-law-enforcement-concerned/749589147" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">a Snapchat update that lets users see the exact location</a> of their Snapchat “friends.” An article on <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/23/15864552/snapchat-snap-map-privacy-threat" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Verge has some useful tips</a> on how to use the function, which is called Snap Map, and how to turn it off.Because the First Amendment limits the ability of the U.S. government to regulate search companies’ and social media platforms’ policies and guidelines, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-07-03/for-a-more-regulated-internet-thank-canada" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">companies like Google and Twitter might eventually be de facto regulated even within the United States by foreign nations</a> whose governments are entitled to regulate what happens on the Internet in order to protect their citizens according to their own laws.<a href="http://nypost.com/2017/07/06/why-a-list-pop-stars-are-fleeing-from-social-media/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Several A-list musicians have stepped away from social media</a> at least partly because their incredible popularity has made them an attractive target for trolls.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/03/smarter-living/how-to-see-what-the-internet-knows-about-you.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&region=CColumn&module=MostEmailed&version=Full&src=me&WT.nav=MostEmailed" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Here are tips</a> on how to limit online service providers from collecting information about you in using social media and surfing the web.

Social Links: Can media companies be liable for their talents’ social media posts?; a trade group for social influencers; a potentially dangerous Snapchat update

A defamation suit brought by one reality television star against another—and naming Discovery Communications as a defendant—could determine to what extent (if a

Social Links: Can media companies be liable for their talents’ social media posts?; a trade group for social influencers; a potentially dangerous Snapchat update

The U.S. Supreme Court <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/16pdf/15-1194_08l1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">unanimously held</a> that a North Carolina law that the state has used to prosecute more than 1,000 sex offenders for posting on social media is unconstitutional <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2017/6/19/15830286/supreme-court-north-carolina-sex-offenders-social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">because it violates the First Amendment</a>.The U.S. Supreme Court <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-court-song-idUSKBN19A1VA" target="_blank" rel="noopener">denied certiorari in what has become known as the  “dancing baby” case</a>—a lawsuit brought by a woman who sued Universal Music Group for directing YouTube to take down a video of her toddler-age son dancing to Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy.” The high court’s decision leaves in place the decision of the <a href="http://www.leagle.com/decision/In%20FCO%2020150914123/LENZ%20v.%20UNIVERSAL%20MUSIC%20CORP." target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals </a>holding that copyright owners must consider the possibility of fair use before sending a DMCA takedown notice.Queen Elizabeth II proposed to Parliament <a href="https://www.cnet.com/uk/news/uk-new-laws-could-remove-embarassing-facebook-pictures-of-your-youth-queens-speech/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a law that would require social networking sites to honor Internet users’ requests</a> to remove anything the users shared before turning 18. The European Union already requires search engines to abide by users’ requests to remove information as part of the “right to be forgotten,” but the information must fulfill several criteria to qualify for removal.In an effort to minimize the extent to which <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_bot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social bots</a> can manipulate public opinion, Germany plans to update its communication laws to <a href="https://a9t9.com/blog/social-bots-law-identify-automated-social-media-postings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">require the operators of social media platforms to identify</a> when posts were generated by social bots and not actual people. And, yes, the name in German for this labeling requirement is Kennzeichnungspflicht.In other German social-media-news, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/20/world/europe/germany-36-accused-of-hateful-postings-over-social-media.html?_r=0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">police in that country raided the homes of 36 people accused of posting on social media hate speech</a> that included threats and harassment based on race and sexual orientation, and left-wing and right-wing extremist content.Making Texas one of 18 states to pass a bill on self-driving cars, Lone Star State governor <a href="https://www.texastribune.org/2017/06/15/lawmakers-clear-way-driverless-cars-texas-roads-and-highways/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Greg Abbott signed a bill confirming that car manufacturers may test autonomous vehicles on Texas roads</a> and highways.Bitcoin’s price might be surging, but <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-19/bitcoin-is-digital-gold-but-will-you-buy-a-sandwich-with-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">it has yet to achieve widespread usage</a>.Motivated in part by her desire to avoid real-estate-agent fees, <a href="https://www.thesun.co.uk/money/3843335/homeowner-to-sell-her-house-by-streaming-it-live-on-facebook-and-its-completely-legal/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a London homeowner plans to sell her house by hosting a viewing on Facebook Live</a> and receiving offers through Facebook Messenger.

Social Links: SCOTUS strikes down law banning sex offenders from social media, denies cert in “dancing baby” case; Germany may require ID of status updates posted by “bots”

The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously held that a North Carolina law that the state has used to prosecute more than 1,000 sex offenders for posting on social media

Social Links: SCOTUS strikes down law banning sex offenders from social media, denies cert in “dancing baby” case; Germany may require ID of status updates posted by “bots”

One year since agreeing with the European Commission to remove hate speech within 24 hours of receiving a complaint about it, <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/01/social-media-giants-making-progress-on-illegal-hate-speech-takedowns-ec/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube are removing flagged content an average of 59% of the time</a>, the EC reports.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit <a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/2ndFacebook.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">held</a> that a catering company violated the National Labor Relations Act when it fired an employee for posting to Facebook a profane rant about his supervisor in response to that supervisor admonishing him for “chitchatting” <a href="http://blogs.findlaw.com/second_circuit/2017/04/union-workers-profane-post-on-facebook-is-protected.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">days before the employee and his coworkers were holding a vote to unionize</a>.The value of the digital currency Ether could surpass Bitcoin’s value by 2018, some experts say.The Washington Post takes a look at how the<a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2017/06/08/how-the-nbas-embrace-of-social-media-might-help-it-someday-surpass-the-nfl/?utm_term=.81a00d53d3a6" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> NBA is doing a particularly good job of leveraging social media</a> and technology in general to market itself to younger fans and international consumers.A <a href="https://www.engadget.com/2017/05/21/israeli-court-emojis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">judge in Israel ruled in favor of a landlord</a> who took down a rental ad based on his belief that a couple wanted to rent his apartment after they sent him a text message containing festive emoji and otherwise expressing interest in the rental. The landlord brought a lawsuit against the couple for backing out on the deal, and the court held the emoji in the couple’s text “convey[ed] great optimism.” The court further determined that, although the message “did not constitute a binding contract between the parties, [it] naturally led to the Plaintiff’s great reliance on the defendants’ desire to rent his apartment.” For a survey of U.S. courts’ treatment of emoji entered into evidence, read <a href="http://www.sociallyawareblog.com/2016/04/20/emoji/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">this post</a> on Socially Aware.The owner of a recipe site is <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/food-network-sued-snow-globe-cupcakes-how-video-1009511" target="_blank" rel="noopener">suing the Food Network for copyright infringement</a>, alleging that a video the network posted on its Facebook page ripped off her how-to video for snow globe cupcakes.Twitter’s popularity with journalists has made it a prime target for media manipulators, The New York Times’s <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/31/technology/how-twitter-is-being-gamed-to-feed-misinformation.html?ref=media&_r=2&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=THR%27s%20Today%20in%20Entertainment_now_2017-06-01%2006:56:40_ehayden&utm_term=hollywoodreporter_tie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Farhad Manjoo reports</a>. As a result, Manjoo claims, the microblogging platform played a key role in many of the past year’s biggest misinformation campaigns.The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University claims that the @realDonaldTrump Twitter account’s blocking of some Twitter users <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-twitter-idUSKBN18X2LR" target="_blank" rel="noopener">violates the First Amendment</a> because it suppresses speech in a public forum protected by the Constitution.Pop singer Taylor Swift, who pulled her back catalogue of music from free streaming services in 2014 saying the services don’t fairly compensate music creators, has now <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/09/taylor-swift-returns-to-streaming-services-spotify-google-play-music" target="_blank" rel="noopener">made her entire catalogue of music accessible via Spotify, Google Play and Amazon Music</a>.To encourage young people in swing constituencies to vote for Labour in the UK’s general election, some Tinder users turned their profiles over to a bot that sent other Tinder users between the ages of 18 and 25 automated messages asking if they were voting and focusing on key topics that would interest young voters.

Social Links: Court disallows firing over Facebook page rant; Ether threatens Bitcoin’s reign as top digital currency; NBA slam dunks social media marketing

One year since agreeing with the European Commission to remove hate speech within 24 hours of receiving a complaint about it, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and Y

Social Links: Court disallows firing over Facebook page rant; Ether threatens Bitcoin’s reign as top digital currency; NBA slam dunks social media marketing

<a href="http://www.politico.com/story/2017/04/twitter-sues-homeland-security-fake-alt-uscis-236965" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Twitter is suing the Department of Homeland Security</a> in an attempt to void a summons demanding records that would identify the creator of an anti-Trump Twitter account.<a href="http://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-plans-use-tech-stop-spread-revenge-porn-n742656" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Facebook has joined the fight against the nonconsensual dissemination of sexually explicit photos</a> online—content known as “revenge porn”—by having specially trained employees review images flagged by users and using photo-matching technologies to help stop revenge porn images from being shared on the company’s apps and platforms.Amid its own revenge porn scandal, t<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/marines-nude-photos-new-social-media-policy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">he U.S. Marines Corps has expanded its social media policy</a> to clarify how military code can be used to prosecute members’ offensive or disrespectful online activities.A Minnesota judge has <a href="https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2017/03/judge-oks-warrant-to-reveal-who-searched-a-fraud-victims-name-on-google/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ordered Google to disclose all searches for the name of the victim</a> of a wire-fraud crime worth less than $30,000.Scientists are <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/sometimes-an-emoji-is-more-than-just-a-1491490801?emailToken=JRrydfl4ZnqSi9Q0Z8wn01glcqgNBvTMT1WSIXXNOEmJtWeQpOW7yuAph9Kx5GGyXlo/7pVdsz9mGWyJ0DIz" target="_blank" rel="noopener">studying the use of emoji</a> in human interactions, marketing campaigns and business transactions. Here at Socially Aware we’ve taken a look at <a href="http://www.sociallyawareblog.com/2016/04/20/emoji/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the difficulty that courts have had in evaluating the meaning of emoji</a> in connection with contract, tort and other legal claims.Did the White House’s social media director <a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2017/04/02/white_house_staffer_may_have_violated_hatch_act_by_calling_for_defeat_of.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">violate the Hatch Act</a> with a tweet?In the interest of maintaining big-spending advertisers’ business, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/03/technology/google-training-ad-placement-computers-to-be-offended.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_tu_20170403&nl=bits&nl_art=0&nlid=69264395&ref=headline&te=1&_r=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Google is trying to teach computers</a> the nuances of what makes content objectionable.The upcoming desktop version of the popular mobile dating app Tinder, Tinder Online, <a href="https://www.wired.com/2017/03/tinders-new-desktop-app-pushes-actually-talk-people/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">prompts users to talk more and swipe less</a>.<a href="http://nypost.com/2017/04/05/this-couple-uses-instagram-to-make-a-fortune-traveling-the-world/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">One jet-setting couple</a> with a combined three million Instagram followers is earning between $3,000 and $9,000 per post.The New York Times’s Brian Chen walks readers through <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/technology/personaltech/apps-gadgets-pet-care.html?em_pos=small&emc=edit_tu_20170329&nl=bits&nl_art=3&nlid=69264395&ref=headline&te=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">some of the most worthwhile apps and tech gadgets in the pet-care category</a>.

Social Links: Twitter sues U.S. government to protect account holder’s ID; Minn. court orders Google to disclose users who searched crime victim’s name; Facebook targets revenge porn

Twitter is suing the Department of Homeland Security in an attempt to void a summons demanding records that would identify the creator of an anti-Trump Twitter 

Social Links: Twitter sues U.S. government to protect account holder’s ID; Minn. court orders Google to disclose users who searched crime victim’s name; Facebook targets revenge porn