Socially Aware

October 02, 2019 - Data Security, Privacy, Right To Be Forgotten
Forget Me…or Not: Europe’s High Court Limits Territorial Reach of Right to Be Forgotten, But Not of GDPR
By: Alex van der Wolk
In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Justice—Europe’s highest court—dealt Google a clear win by placing a territorial limit on the “right to be forgotten” in the EU. The court’s holding in Google v. Commission nationale de l’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) clarifies
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November 28, 2017 - Blockchain, Cyberbullying, Privacy, Right To Be Forgotten, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Free Speech, Autonomous Vehicles
Social Links: Proposed legislation to outlaw “catfishing” & protect young Web users; blockchain technology’s impact on marketing
By: Aaron P. Rubin
The government in Indonesia has warned the world’s biggest social media providers that they risk being banned in that country if they don’t block pornography and other content deemed obscene. A member of the House of Lords has proposed an amendment to the U.K.’s
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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
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January 06, 2017 - Cyberbullying, Marketing, Right To Be Forgotten, Litigation
Social Links: AI displaces insurance company employees; revenge-porn victim seeks injunction against search engines; Wendy’s wins Twitter war against a troll
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Over 30 workers at a Japanese insurance company are losing their jobs following the company’s adoption of IBM’s Watson Explorer, an artificial intelligence system that will perform an important back office function at the company. Medium laid off a big chunk of its team
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August 24, 2016 - E-Commerce, Protected Speech, Terms of Use, Cyberbullying, Marketing, Privacy, Right To Be Forgotten, Infographic, Mobile
Now Available: The August Issue of Our Socially Aware Newsletter
By: Aaron P. Rubin
The latest issue of our Socially Aware newsletter is now available here. In this issue of Socially Aware , our Burton Award winning guide to the law and business of social media, we discuss the impact online trolls are having on social media marketing;
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Topic Archives: Right To Be Forgotten

Forget Me…or Not: Europe’s High Court Limits Territorial Reach of Right to Be Forgotten, But Not of GDPR

By: Alex van der Wolk

Social Links: Proposed legislation to outlaw “catfishing” & protect young Web users; blockchain technology’s impact on marketing

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: AI displaces insurance company employees; revenge-porn victim seeks injunction against search engines; Wendy’s wins Twitter war against a troll

By: Aaron P. Rubin

Now Available: The August Issue of Our Socially Aware Newsletter

By: Aaron P. Rubin