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 In early March 2024, Republican Governor Spencer Cox effectively repealed and replaced the previously enacted legislation in an effort to fend off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 20, 2024 - Social Media Policy, First Amendment
Supreme Court Clarifies the Boundaries of Public Official Liability on Social Media
By: J. Alexander Lawrence and Justin Kareem Rezkalla
In its recent opinion in Lindke v. Freed , the U.S. Supreme Court addressed when public officials may be held liable for violating the First Amendment for silencing critics on social media. The Court held that a public official violates the First Amendment for
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March 14, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Patent, Trademark
Social Links: March 2024
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Lawrence W. Gallick
Conversations around AI continue to dominate the headlines in early 2024 and show no signs of abating anytime soon. Here are few of the stories and trends we’ve been tracking at Socially Aware. A deepfake technology scam cost a multinational company’s Hong Kong office
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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 26, 2024 - E-Commerce, Privacy
An Enforceable Browsewrap . . . or Not?
By: Aaron P. Rubin and Lawrence W. Gallick
On February 12, 2024, in Patrick v. Running Warehouse LLC , the Ninth Circuit held that a defendant’s arbitration agreement contained in a website terms of use was enforceable, using the test the court articulated in 2022 in Daniel Berman v. Freedom Financial Network.
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February 14, 2024 - Advertising, Compliance, Free Speech, Privacy, Social Media Policy
Court Prohibits Ohio’s AG From Enforcing Social Media Parental Notification Act
By: Lawrence W. Gallick and Aaron P. Rubin
A court in the Southern District of Ohio has issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Social Media Parental Notification Act, an Ohio law that would require social media platforms to obtain parental consent for users under 16. NetChoice LLC, an industry group
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February 06, 2024 - Artificial Intelligence, Digital Content
Meta Announces AI Content Identification for Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
By: Aaron P. Rubin
In a significant move toward enhancing transparency and trust in digital content, Meta has announced plans to introduce labeling for AI-generated images across Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs, highlighted the initiative as part of Meta’s commitment to lead with transparency
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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 - Trademark, Digital Content, Social Media Policy, Influencer Marketing, Online Promotions
Owned: Second Circuit Holds That Traditional Principles of Property Law Apply to Social Media Accounts
By: Lawrence W. Gallick and Aaron P. Rubin
Here at Socially Aware, we have been discussing issues around ownership of social media accounts since the beginning of social media. Just last July, we reported on how a bankruptcy court in Florida forced the founder and former CEO of Bang Energy to delete
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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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Social Links: April 2024

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

Supreme Court Clarifies the Boundaries of Public Official Liability on Social Media

By: J. Alexander Lawrence and Justin Kareem Rezkalla

Social Links: March 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

An Enforceable Browsewrap . . . or Not?

By: Aaron P. Rubin and Lawrence W. Gallick

Court Prohibits Ohio’s AG From Enforcing Social Media Parental Notification Act

By: Lawrence W. Gallick and Aaron P. Rubin

Meta Announces AI Content Identification for Facebook, Instagram, and Threads

By: Aaron P. Rubin

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

Owned: Second Circuit Holds That Traditional Principles of Property Law Apply to Social Media Accounts

By: Lawrence W. Gallick 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