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Social Media Policies for IRS, Veterans Affairs, Distilled Spirits Council and More

By John Delaney, Gabriel Meister and Aaron Rubin on Posted in FTC, Status Updates

IRS Personal Use Policy Your tax dollars at work:  The IRS has issued a new personal computer use policy that prohibits employees from using government computers to access social networking sites.  Other personal-use websites, such as Craigslist, dating sites, and pornographic sites are also off-limits according to the new policy. Department of Veterans Affairs Social… Continue Reading

CDA Immunity Gives Social Media Providers Wide Latitude in Combating Spam

By Cecilia Ziniti on Posted in Section 230 Safe Harbor

As we reported last month, the safe harbor in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”) immunizes social media providers from liability based on content posted by users under most circumstances, but not from liability for content that the providers themselves generate.  But what about when providers block Internet traffic such as “spam” –… Continue Reading