Turkey’s new social media law; social media ad spend; Harvard Law School’s social media policy
In an attempt to shut down free speech online, Turkey enacted a law that requires social media platforms with more than a million daily users in Turkey to open
Social Links: Online censorship in China; Florida legislation to thwart gang activity online; influencers criticized for breaking quarantine rules
China’s “internet police,” who coordinate online censorship, have become especially busy since the coronavirus outbreak. Inspired by homicides that were precipi
Social Links: YouTube bans some targeted ads; big changes afoot on Twitter; Facebook plans to remove ‘deep fakes’
In a move that might be part of a settlement that YouTube has entered into with the Federal Trade Commission, the video-sharing site said it will ban “targeted”
Social Links: FTC fights fraudulent online product reviews; Twitter takes another swipe at trolls; Influencers affect everything from cybersecurity to career choices
The high-end skincare brand Sunday Riley has settled lawsuits filed by the Federal Trade Commission claiming that the brand’s founder encouraged employees of he
Influencing the Influencers: FTC Staff Release “Disclosures 101” Guidance for Online Endorsers
The Federal Trade Commission is trying yet another approach to convey the message that the relationship between a social media “influencer” and the brand he or
A dating platform’s alleged fraud; a decline in the popularity of popularity metrics; TikTok’s unique AI
Singapore has enacted a law granting government ministers the power to require social media platforms to completely remove or place warnings alongside posts the
Social Links: An EU law to protect copyright owners online; collecting biometric data without running afoul of the law; influencers’ attempts to appear more authentic
A new law in Australia makes a social media company’s failure to remove “abhorrent violent material” from its platform punishable by significant fines. The law