26 Mar, 2024 Florida Passes Law Banning Social Media for Children Under 14 & Requiring Age Verification for Access to Material Harmful to Minors By Jordyn Milewski Yesterday, Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed into law the state's “Online Protection for Minors” bill (also known as HB3) which...
29 Nov, 2023 Is #Ad Still Enough? By Hannah Taylor After the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced in June a finalized new version of its Endorsement Guides, brands, influencers and...
30 Mar, 2023 Utah Passes Restrictive Legislation for Kids on Social Media By Jordyn Milewski Emma Smizer On Thursday, Utah Governor Spencer Cox passed new legislation that curtails the use of social media for Utah residents under the age of...
23 Oct, 2022 LGBTQ+ Content Creators' False Advertising Claims Against YouTube Fail By Brian Murphy YouTube describes Restricted Mode as an “optional setting” that enables users of the platform (“such as libraries, schools, and public...
23 Jan, 2022 A New Social Media Watchdog in the Works? By Hannah Taylor Many know that advertising in the United States is policed by federal and state consumer protection agencies, including the Federal Trade...
06 Aug, 2021 Time to Learn About Discord, Where Social Media and the Metaverse Collide By Hannah Taylor The Metaverse is where it’s at. According to a recent New Yorker article, even Mark Zuckerberg plans to transition Facebook from a social...
02 Mar, 2021 Notes from the Club: Follow-Up From Our Inaugural Clubhouse By Hannah Taylor Daniel Goldberg Thanks to those who joined us for the first episode of our Clubhouse Speaking Series, "Welcome to the Future: Legal Issues with Using...
24 Jan, 2020 Instagram Allows Businesses to See and Share Stories that Mention Them By Hannah Taylor Instagram recently added a new feature that allows business or creator accounts to easily keep track of Instagram Stories that mention...
28 Apr, 2019 Facebook Sues Again Over the Sale of Fake Likes and Followers By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, Facebook sued a New Zealand-based company, Social Media Series Ltd., and its owners, alleging that they operated a service...