How did Ohio’s efforts to regulate children’s access to social media violate the constitution?

Ohio passed a law called the Parental Notification by Social Media Operators Act which sought to require certain categories of online services to obtain parental . . .

Required content moderation reporting does not violate X’s First Amendment rights

A federal court in California has upheld the constitutionality of the state's Assembly Bill 587 (AB 587), which mandates social media companies to submit to . . .

California court decision strengthens Facebook’s ability to deplatform its users

Plaintiff used Facebook to advertise his business. Facebook kicked him off and would not let him advertise, based on alleged violations of Facebook's Terms of . . .

How do you sort out who owns a social media account used to promote a business?

Imagine this scenario - a well-known founder of a company sets up social media accounts that promote the company's products. The accounts also occasionally display . . .

Twitter account hacked, chaos ensued, but no legal claims stuck

Plaintiff owned a Twitter account and operated a related blog. Plaintiff used the Twitter account to drive traffic and revenue to the blog, conduct business . . .

California Supreme Court rejects Yelp takedown injunction

The Supreme Court of California ruled that Yelp could not be ordered to remove defamatory reviews from its website because federal law immunized it from . . .

Ninth Circuit upholds decision in favor of Twitter in terrorism case

Tamara Fields and Heather Creach, representing the estates of their late husbands and joined by Creach’s two minor children, sued Twitter, Inc. Plaintiffs alleged that . . .

Pastor’s First Amendment rights affected parole conditions barring social media use

Plaintiff - a Baptist minister on parole in California - sued several parole officials, arguing that conditions placed on his parole violated plaintiff’s First Amendment . . .

Ownership of domain names and social media accounts a key issue in case

Plaintiff sued defendant for unauthorized use of domain names and social media accounts. Plaintiff asked the court to declare its rights to these digital assets . . .

Twitter avoids liability in terrorism lawsuit

Update 1/31/2018: The Ninth Circuit upheld the court's decision discussed below. The families of two U.S. contractors killed in Jordan sued Twitter, accusing the platform . . .