Socially Aware

October 30, 2024 - Defamation, E-Commerce, FTC, IP, Online Reviews, Privacy, Section 230 Safe Harbor
Socially Aware: Fake Reviews, Real Rulings, and an Epic Fail
By: Lawrence W. Gallick, Anthony M. Ramirez and Aaron P. Rubin
FAKE REVIEW RULES TAKE EFFECT The Federal Trade Commission’s new rules banning phony online reviews are now in effect. These rules aim to curb false consumer testimonials, the buying of fake reviews from brokers, review suppression, falsifying social media influence, and misrepresentation of company
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September 10, 2024 - Arbitration, Copyright, IP, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Social Media Policy, Terms of Use
Social Links: Tinder, TikTok, and the Copacabana
Double-check before swiping right. Ubiquitous dating app Tinder scored a court victory when the U.S. District Court in New Jersey ruled in Ciapinska v. Tinder that the arbitration clause in the app’s terms of use (TOU) is binding. At the center of the suit
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August 16, 2024 - Advertising, Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Fair Use, First Amendment, Fraud, SEC, Section 230 Safe Harbor
Social Links: August 2024
By: Lawrence W. Gallick, Anthony M. Ramirez and Aaron P. Rubin
Social media giant TikTok has been sued by the United States for allegedly collecting data on children under thirteen illegally. The suit claims the app, which is owned by China-based parent company ByteDance, allowed millions of children to create accounts without parental knowledge or
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August 05, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, First Amendment, Fraud, FTC, IP, Privacy, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Social Media Policy
Social Links: July 2024
By: Lawrence W. Gallick, Anthony M. Ramirez and Aaron P. Rubin
In a rare example of bipartisan agreement, the dramatically named DEFIANCE (Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits) Act unanimously passed the Senate. The bill allows victims of AI-generated deepfake pornography to sue anyone who knowingly creates, receives, or distributes such images. It only
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May 23, 2024 - Defamation, IP, Right of Publicity, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Social Media Policy
Part 4 – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight
By: Lawrence W. Gallick, Anthony M. Ramirez and Aaron P. Rubin
Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight In our fourth installment of our six-part series examining Section 230—the segment of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes online service providers from liability stemming from content created by third parties—we’ll examine
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April 03, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Social Media Policy
Social Links: April 2024
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Lawrence W. Gallick
As we reported in 2023, Utah was the first state in the nation to enact laws limiting minors’ use of social media. In early March 2024, Republican Governor Spencer Cox effectively repealed and replaced the previously enacted legislation in an effort to fend off
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March 06, 2024 - Section 230 Safe Harbor, Digital Content, Social Media Policy, Defamation
Part 3 – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Lawrence W. Gallick
In the prior two installments of our six-part series examining Section 230, the section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes online service providers from liability stemming from the publication and filtering of content created by a third party, we looked at
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February 05, 2024 - Section 230 Safe Harbor, Social Media Policy
Central District of California Upholds Grindr’s Immunity Under Section 230 Amidst Growing Concerns over Social Media Safety for Children
By: Lindsay B. Harris and Aaron P. Rubin
Recent Senate hearings on social media safety have spotlighted the urgent need to protect children online, a concern that’s increasingly challenging the legal frameworks governing online platforms. Against this backdrop, the immunity that online platforms enjoy under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
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February 02, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Copyright, Online Promotions, Advertising
Social Links: AI Continues to Make the Headlines in 2024
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Julie O'Neill and Anthony M. Ramirez
Welcome to 2024 from Socially Aware! We’ve been tracking developments in the law and business of social media and related topics from end of last year into the beginning of the new year. Here are some of the trending developments that have caught our
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November 14, 2023 - Social Media Policy, Section 230 Safe Harbor
PART 2(b) – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill
In this second installment of our six-part series examining Section 230, the section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes online service providers from liability stemming from the publication and filtering of content created by their users or other third parties, we’ll
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Topic Archives: Section 230 Safe Harbor

Socially Aware: Fake Reviews, Real Rulings, and an Epic Fail

By: Lawrence W. Gallick, Anthony M. Ramirez and Aaron P. Rubin

Social Links: Tinder, TikTok, and the Copacabana

Social Links: August 2024

By: Lawrence W. Gallick, Anthony M. Ramirez and Aaron P. Rubin

Social Links: July 2024

By: Lawrence W. Gallick, Anthony M. Ramirez and Aaron P. Rubin

Part 4 – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight

By: Lawrence W. Gallick, Anthony M. Ramirez and Aaron P. Rubin

Social Links: April 2024

By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Lawrence W. Gallick

Part 3 – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight

By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Lawrence W. Gallick

Central District of California Upholds Grindr’s Immunity Under Section 230 Amidst Growing Concerns over Social Media Safety for Children

By: Lindsay B. Harris and Aaron P. Rubin

Social Links: AI Continues to Make the Headlines in 2024

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

PART 2(b) – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight

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