Topic
Content Moderation
227 published works
The Right Coast
Mark Zuckerberg says White House pressured Meta over Covid-19 content
Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg accused the Biden administration of pressuring the social media group to censor certain Covid-19 content during the pandemic and said he intended to be politically…
ComplexDiscovery
Pavel Durov’s Arrest: Implications for Cybersecurity and Regulation of Messaging Platforms
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Name: The recent arrest of Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram, at Bourget airport in Paris, represents a significant turning point in the ongoing debate about the…
Internet & Social Media Law Blog
In the Supreme Court’s NetChoice Rulings, the Court Leaves the Door Open for Future Social Media Content Moderation Regulations
By Michael S. Horikawa, Michael J. Cox
Are social media companies more like newspapers or phone companies? This oft-debated question in social media legal circles, while seemingly trivial on the surface, represents a momentous debate over whether—and…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Decision Alert: In Social Media “Jawboning” Case, Supreme Court Holds Individuals and States Lack Standing to Sue Federal Officials for Social Media Platforms’ Content Moderation
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Christopher Sakauye, Monika Harris, Puja R. Valera, A. Joseph Duffy IV, Dykema
In Murthy v. United States, the Supreme Court held that private and state plaintiffs did not have Article III standing to sue federal officials who plaintiffs claimed violated their First…
ComplexDiscovery
Digital Services Act Enforcement Heats Up: X Faces Preliminary Findings
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: This article highlights the European Commission’s preliminary findings against X for breaching the Digital Services Act. These findings underscore critical issues of transparency and accountability that are central…
Inside Global Tech
U.S. Supreme Court Expected to Rule on NetChoice Cases in the Coming Months
By Yaron Dori, Megan Crowley, Diana Lee
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue opinions in the coming months in two highly-anticipated cases — Moody v. NetChoice, L.L.C. (11th Cir.) and NetChoice, L.L.C. v. Paxton (5th…
Last Month at the Supreme Court
Supreme Court Skeptical of Laws Reining in Rights of Social Media Platforms
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Christopher Sakauye, Monika Harris, Puja R. Valera, Dykema
In Moody v. Netchoice, the Court considers whether Florida S.B. 7072’s content-moderation restrictions and its individualized-explanation requirements comply with the First Amendment.
PrawfsBlawg
Trump Law Redux
Main Monday, March 18, 2024Trump Law ReduxThe Supreme Court hears arguments today in two cases involving the use of government pressure and/or "jawboning" to influence the decisions of private parties.…
Michael Geist
Government Gaslighting Again?: Unpacking the Uncomfortable Reality of the Online Harms Act
The Online Harms Act was only introduced two weeks ago, but it already appears the government is ready to run back the same playbook of gaslighting and denials that plagued…
Michael Geist
The Law Bytes Podcast, Episode 195: Vivek Krishnamurthy on What You Need to Know About the Online Harms Act
The Online Harms Act is the culmination of years of public debate over whether – or how – the government should establish a regulatory framework for Internet platforms in dealing…