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Zuckerberg Avoids Personal Liability for Social Media “Addiction”–In re Social Media Addiction

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

I never blogged the dual state and federal rulings in the Social Media Addiction cases from last Fall. Had the omitted information been disclosed, the injuries that Plaintiff suffered would have been avoidable and avoided. Some states don’t recognize negligent misrepresentation by omission. 4:22-md-03047-YGR (N.D.

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Court Enjoins the Utah “Minor Protection in Social Media Act”–NetChoice v. Reyes

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Utah’s Minor Protection in Social Media Act contains two major provisions. First, it requires social media companies to conduct age assurance of their users to a 95% accuracy rate, along with an appellate process for misclassified users. Utah argued that the law doesn’t suppress any specific topic.

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

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

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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6 Pointers For Attys To Build Trust, Credibility On Social Media

IP Law 360

In an era of information overload, attorneys can use social media strategically — from making infographics to leveraging targeted advertising — to cut through the noise and establish a reputation among current and potential clients, says Marly Broudie at SocialEyes Communications.

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Z-Library Confusion as ‘Official’ Social Media Announces Crackdown in China

TorrentFreak

Dramatic Announcement On ‘Official’ Social Media Channels To strengthen its presence in China, back in January Z-Library registered official accounts on WeChat and Bilibili, two Chinese social media platforms with massive reach. Our mainland China social accounts will be logged out within seven days.

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Press publishers’ right: social media enter the stage

Kluwer Copyright Blog

Social media (aka Facebook) were not a part of the conversation. This raises the question: does the press publishers’ right apply to social media? Information society service providers. While social media were not explicitly singled out, they seem to comfortably fall within the ISSP definition.

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2023 Quick Links: Social Media

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

” BBC : Facebook’s growth not linked to psychological harm, study finds * Science : How do social media feed algorithms affect attitudes and behavior in an election campaign? Plaintiffs have not submitted the Resort’s pages on third-party travel websites or presented social media posts. Kallinen v.