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Court Dismisses School Districts’ Lawsuits Over Social Media “Addiction”–In re Social Media Cases

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There are two critically important cases over “social media addiction” pending in California state court and as an MDL in the federal Northern District of California. Today’s post focuses on the social media defendants’ efforts to dismiss the parallel lawsuits by the school districts.

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A Short Explainer of Why California’s Social Media Addiction Bill (AB 2408) Is Terrible

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Monday, I covered AB 2273, the Age-Appropriate Design Code. Today, I’m covering AB 2408, a performative “protect kids online” bill that kick kids off social media entirely and ruin the Internet for adults too. This will be a major shock to millions of Californians who value and enjoy social media.

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Privacy Tip #359 – Privacy Concerns with Artificial Intelligence

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As artificial intelligence, also known as “AI” becomes more of a household word, it is worth pointing out not only how cool it can be, but also how some uses raise privacy concerns. Examples of this are evident in the massive explosion of smartphones and social media.

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Playing with privacy? Privacy and cybersecurity considerations in esports

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This was originally published by Esports Insider on June 24, 2021. The world of competitive video gaming implicates a complicated patchwork of privacy laws, and esports companies need to keep in mind some key issues when assessing privacy and cybersecurity obligations. Collecting information. Using information.

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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

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The term “link taxes” refer to the government compulsion of large Internet services, such as social media or search engines, to pay news media for indexing and publishing their headlines and links. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward. #StopTheSADScheme.

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Is the California Legislature Addicted to Performative Election-Year Stunts That Threaten the Internet? (Comments on AB2408)

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Today I’m blogging about one of those bills, California AB 2408 , “Social media platform: child users: addiction.” This bill assumes that social media platforms are intentionally addicting kids, so it creates business-ending liability to thwart those alleged addictions. What the Bill Says.

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Interesting Patents | Rolex: A New Era in Wristwatch Design: Minimizing Frictional Wear with Innovative Fixing Device

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Interesting Patents | Rolex: A New Era in Wristwatch Design: Minimizing Frictional Wear with Innovative Fixing Device by Founders Legal Interesting Patents | Thursday, May 11, 2023 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) grants hundreds of new patents every week, showcasing developments in technology and innovation.

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