Social Media
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Meta faces antitrust trial: FTC’s case against Instagram and WhatsApp acquisitions moves forward
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is taking Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms, to task over allegations that Meta's acquisitions of Instagram in 2012 and WhatsApp . . .
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Ex-wife held in contempt for posting on TikTok about her ex-husband
Ex-husband sought to have his ex-wife held in contempt for violating an order that the divorce court had entered. In 2022, the court had ordered . . .
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X gets Ninth Circuit win in case over California’s content moderation law
X sued the California attorney general, challenging Assembly Bill 587 (AB 587) - a law that required large social media companies to submit semiannual reports . . .
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Court blocks part of Texas law targeting social media content
Two trade associations - the Computer & Communications Industry Association and NetChoice, LLC sued the Attorney General of Texas over a Texas law called House . . .
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Supreme Court weighs in on Texas and Florida social media laws
In a significant case involving the intersection of technology and constitutional law, NetChoice LLC sued Florida and Texas, challenging their social media content-moderation laws. Both . . .
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TikTok and the First Amendment: Previewing some of the free speech issues
TikTok is on the verge of a potential federal ban in the United States. This development echoes a previous situation in Montana, where a 2023 . . .
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Negligence claim against Roblox for minors’ gambling moves forward
Plaintiffs sued defendant Roblox asserting various claims, including under RICO and California unfair competition law. Plaintiffs also claimed that Roblox was negligent by providing a . . .
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On FOX 2 Detroit talking about the TikTok ban
Earlier today I enjoyed appearing live on Fox 2 Detroit talking about the TikTok ban. We discussed what the act that the House of Representatives . . .
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What does the “bill that could ban TikTok” actually say?
In addition to causing free speech concerns, the bill is troubling in the way it gives unchecked power to the Executive Branch. Earlier this week . . .
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Kids Online Safety Act: Quick Facts
What is KOSA? Senators Blackburn and Blumenthal have introduced a new version of KOSA - the Kids Online Safety Act, which seeks to protect minors . . .
