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April 03, 2023 - Section 230 Safe Harbor, Privacy, Marketing, Online Promotions
Social Links: Section 230 Under Scrutiny (Again) From Lawmakers
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Julie O'Neill and Anthony M. Ramirez
Section 23o, the “ 26 words that changed the Internet ,” is once again under scrutiny from lawmakers. At the federal level, Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary panel’s subcommittee on privacy, technology, and the law found common ground in their calls to
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July 07, 2020 - Trademark, Cyberbullying, Marketing, Defamation, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Free Speech, Litigation
Debate over §230 of the CDA rages on; Twitter defeats defamation suit; Booking.com held valid trademark
By: Anthony M. Ramirez
In a purported attempt to safeguard free speech, President Trump has issued an order “Preventing Online Censorship,” that would eliminate the protections afforded by one of our favorite topics here at Socially Aware , Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which generally protects
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September 16, 2019 - Data Security, Web Scraping, Marketing, Privacy, Cybersecurity
Ninth Circuit’s LinkedIn Decision Does Not Greenlight the Unauthorized Web Scraping of Public Websites
By: J. Alexander Lawrence
A recent decision from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a dispute between LinkedIn and hiQ Labs has spotlighted the thorny legal issues involved in unauthorized web scraping of data from public websites. While some may interpret the LinkedIn decision as greenlighting such
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April 16, 2018 - First Amendment, Marketing, Copyright, Defamation, Free Speech, Litigation
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?
By: Aaron P. Rubin
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, the posting of explicit material without the subject’s consent. The judgment is believed to be one of the largest awards
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January 23, 2018 - Advertising, Endorsement Guides, Electronic Contracts, Influencer Marketing, Marketing, Privacy, Social Media Policy, Event, User-Generated Content, Compliance, Online Endorsements
Social Media 2018: Addressing Corporate Risks
As Socially Aware readers know, 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 legal risks at Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) 2018 Social Media conference, to be held in San
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January 08, 2018 - Blockchain, Marketing, Cybersecurity
A List of Lists
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Often derided as clickbait, listicles get a bum rap. They can be light on substantive content, sure, but sometimes that’s a good thing, especially for the busy readers of legal blogs, who would do well to treat themselves to some easily browsable reading material
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November 01, 2017 - Advertising, Data Security, Influencer Marketing, Marketing, Privacy
Brands Beware: FTC Continues Campaign on Social Media Influencer Disclosures
By: Julie O'Neill
With much fanfare , the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) continues to take actions relating to so-called “social media influencers” who allegedly fail to disclose material connections to the products or brands they endorse. Recurring enforcement actions and guidance—and the FTC’s ongoing promotion of its
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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
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August 04, 2017 - Marketing, Privacy
Privacy Law Considerations in Tracking Event Attendees’ Whereabouts
By: Aaron P. Rubin
More and more often, the organizers of conferences, trade shows and events are taking advantage of beacon technology to track attendees’ movement throughout their conventions’ sessions and event spaces. Although no U.S. law specifically prohibits such tracking, the FTC has made it clear that
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June 12, 2017 - First Amendment, Cyberbullying, Marketing, Copyright, Employment Law, Free Speech, Litigation
Social Links: Court disallows firing over Facebook page rant; Ether threatens Bitcoin’s reign as top digital currency; NBA slam dunks social media marketing
By: Aaron P. Rubin
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 YouTube are removing flagged content an average of 59% of the time , the EC reports. The U.S. Court
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Topic Archives: Marketing

Social Links: Section 230 Under Scrutiny (Again) From Lawmakers

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

Debate over §230 of the CDA rages on; Twitter defeats defamation suit; Booking.com held valid trademark

By: Anthony M. Ramirez

Ninth Circuit’s LinkedIn Decision Does Not Greenlight the Unauthorized Web Scraping of Public Websites

By: J. Alexander Lawrence

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?

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Social Media 2018: Addressing Corporate Risks

A List of Lists

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Brands Beware: FTC Continues Campaign on Social Media Influencer Disclosures

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

Privacy Law Considerations in Tracking Event Attendees’ Whereabouts

By: Aaron P. Rubin

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

By: Aaron P. Rubin