Socially Aware

April 03, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Social Media Policy
Social Links: April 2024
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Lawrence W. Gallick
As we reported in 2023, Utah was the first state in the nation to enact laws limiting minors’ use of social media. In early March 2024, Republican Governor Spencer Cox effectively repealed and replaced the previously enacted legislation in an effort to fend off
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March 06, 2024 - Section 230 Safe Harbor, Digital Content, Social Media Policy, Defamation
Part 3 – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Lawrence W. Gallick
In the prior two installments of our six-part series examining Section 230, the section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes online service providers from liability stemming from the publication and filtering of content created by a third party, we looked at
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February 05, 2024 - Section 230 Safe Harbor, Social Media Policy
Central District of California Upholds Grindr’s Immunity Under Section 230 Amidst Growing Concerns over Social Media Safety for Children
By: Lindsay B. Harris and Aaron P. Rubin
Recent Senate hearings on social media safety have spotlighted the urgent need to protect children online, a concern that’s increasingly challenging the legal frameworks governing online platforms. Against this backdrop, the immunity that online platforms enjoy under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
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February 02, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Copyright, Online Promotions, Advertising
Social Links: AI Continues to Make the Headlines in 2024
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Julie O'Neill and Anthony M. Ramirez
Welcome to 2024 from Socially Aware! We’ve been tracking developments in the law and business of social media and related topics from end of last year into the beginning of the new year. Here are some of the trending developments that have caught our
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November 14, 2023 - Social Media Policy, Section 230 Safe Harbor
PART 2(b) – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill
In this second installment of our six-part series examining Section 230, the section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes online service providers from liability stemming from the publication and filtering of content created by their users or other third parties, we’ll
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November 10, 2023 - Social Media Policy, Section 230 Safe Harbor
PART 2(a) – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill
In this second installment of our six-part series examining Section 230, the section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes online service providers from liability stemming from the publication and filtering of content created by their users or other third parties, we’ll
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July 31, 2023 - Section 230 Safe Harbor, Trademark
WallStreetBets Founder Loses Trademark Suit Against Reddit
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill
In Jaime Rogozinski v. Reddit Inc , U.S. District Judge Maxine M. Chesney for the Northern District of California dismissed WALLSTREETBETS Reddit community founder Jamie Rogozinski’s claims against Reddit for trademark infringement and dilution as well as various state law claims. Rogozinski established WALLSTREETBETS
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July 21, 2023 - Social Media Policy, Section 230 Safe Harbor
PART 1 - Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill
Here at Socially Aware we talk a lot about Section 230, the section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes social media platforms and other online service providers from liability stemming from content created by their users or other third parties. Sometimes
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April 03, 2023 - Section 230 Safe Harbor, Privacy, Marketing, Online Promotions
Social Links: Section 230 Under Scrutiny (Again) From Lawmakers
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Julie O'Neill and Anthony M. Ramirez
Section 23o, the “ 26 words that changed the Internet ,” is once again under scrutiny from lawmakers. At the federal level, Republicans and Democrats on the Senate Judiciary panel’s subcommittee on privacy, technology, and the law found common ground in their calls to
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February 27, 2023 - IP, Section 230 Safe Harbor
Court Holds That Section 230’s Carve Out for “intellectual Property” Does Not Apply to Publicity Rights Claim in New York
By: Aaron P. Rubin and J. Alexander Lawrence
Section 230 of the Communications and Decency Act provides broad immunity to online platforms for claims arising from hosting third-party content (though just how broad is a hot issue that the Supreme Court may decide this term in Gonzalez v. Google LLC ). But
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Topic Archives: Section 230 Safe Harbor

Social Links: April 2024

By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Lawrence W. Gallick

Part 3 – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight

By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Lawrence W. Gallick

Central District of California Upholds Grindr’s Immunity Under Section 230 Amidst Growing Concerns over Social Media Safety for Children

By: Lindsay B. Harris and Aaron P. Rubin

Social Links: AI Continues to Make the Headlines in 2024

By: Aaron P. Rubin, Julie O'Neill and Anthony M. Ramirez

PART 2(b) – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight

By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill

PART 2(a) – Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight

By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill

WallStreetBets Founder Loses Trademark Suit Against Reddit

By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill

PART 1 - Section 230: 27 Years Old and Still in the Spotlight

By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill

Social Links: Section 230 Under Scrutiny (Again) From Lawmakers

By: Aaron P. Rubin, Julie O'Neill and Anthony M. Ramirez

Court Holds That Section 230’s Carve Out for “intellectual Property” Does Not Apply to Publicity Rights Claim in New York

By: Aaron P. Rubin and J. Alexander Lawrence