The Law and Business of Social Media
June 24, 2016 - Protected Speech, Live streaming, Marketing, Ethics

Social Links: Livestreaming goes mainstream; social-media-use guidance for judges; three years in jail for trolling?

Facebook signs more than $50 million worth of deals with media firms and celebrities to create videos for its live-streaming service.

Tumblr is jumping on the live video bandwagon, too—but via live-streaming platform partners, not through its own service.

C-Span picked up live feeds of the Democratic sit-in over gun-control legislation that representatives shot on Periscope, Facebook Live and other social platforms.

Twitter will now let you see when tweets are from a specific place, like a business, sports stadium, or music festival.

Is Snapchat on its way to becoming the first “social augmented reality platform”?

An Orlando prosecutor was fired for posting offensive statements about the city on social media shortly after the Pulse nightclub shooting.

A guy in Australia faces three years in jail for “criminal trolling.

After a judge running for re-election commented on a case he was presiding over on his campaign page on Facebook, the New Mexico Supreme Court issued guidance for judges on social media use.

Social Times explains why Lego’s social media marketing efforts are worth emulating.

Twitter launched a standalone app designed to help famous people interact with their fans and build a bigger following.

Speaking of celebrities, here’s a list of seven movie stars who refuse to participate in social media.