Socially Aware

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 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 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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November 20, 2023 - Artificial Intelligence, Social Media Policy, Supreme Court
Social Links
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill
While generative AI seems to be getting all of the attention these days, the medical field is another area where AI is gaining traction. Axios reports about a partnership between Elsevier and OpenEvidence that’s helping doctors use generative AI to use medical research to
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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 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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June 29, 2023 - Digital Content, Social Media Policy, Influencer Marketing, Online Promotions
Social Links: Social Media Account Ownership Once Again in the Spotlight
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Anthony M. Ramirez and Julie O'Neill
Social media continues to dominate the headlines this spring, with several high-profile events capturing the media’s, regulators’, and lawmakers’ attention. Jack Owoc, founder and former CEO of Bang Energy (“Bang,” a performance energy beverage), claimed that he retained the rights to control Bang’s social
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May 17, 2022 - Social Media Policy
Coalition of State Attorneys General Investigate Tiktok’s Potential Harm to Children and Teens
By: Aaron P. Rubin, Julie O'Neill and Anthony M. Ramirez
In early March 2022, a coalition of state attorneys general launched an investigation of TikTok to determine whether the social media platform, which is popular among young Americans, causes long-term harm to them. Initiated in the Massachusetts attorney general’s office and led by Massachusetts
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Topic Archives: Social Media Policy

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

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

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

By: Lawrence W. Gallick and 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

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

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

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: Social Media Account Ownership Once Again in the Spotlight

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

Coalition of State Attorneys General Investigate Tiktok’s Potential Harm to Children and Teens

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