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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Regulators have sought to suppress online targeted advertising for years, with only minimal success. In turn, advertisers have fled Twitter. 4) Social media “defective design” lawsuits go forward.

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Publishers Target LibGen Domains, IPFS Gateways, Plus $30m in Piracy Damages

TorrentFreak

LibGen launched around 2008 as a digital version of the same concept. The site is designed to be user-friendly while remaining resilient to enforcement measures. This prompted the textbook publishers to move ahead and request a default judgment in their favor. The request isn’t limited to IPFS gateways, of course.

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Section 230 Immunizes Snap, Even if It’s “Inherently Dangerous”–L.W. v. Snap

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The plaintiffs asserted products liability and related claims against Snap, on the premise that Snap “is an inherently dangerous software product that Defendants deceptively advertise and promote in a way that facilitates sex crimes against children.” Publisher/Speaker Claims. Citing Doe v. ” Third-Party Content.

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Juul RICO and consumer protection classes certified despite different "nicotine journeys" among users

43(B)log

The court rejected defendants’ arguments that the putative classes were too heterogenous for certification: Some of the identified differences – for example, differences in advertisements that the named plaintiffs or class members may have seen over time or differences in the amount of JUUL product purchased – are simply not material.

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Competition and consumer developments round-up 2022 for the consumer sector: A year of change with more to come

Herbert Smith Freehills

But the list of territorial and customer restrictions is now more clearly structured and there is greater protection for exclusive and selective distributors and more flexibility in the design of distribution models. Consumers will benefit from enhanced protection from unscrupulous practices such as fake reviews and subscription traps. .

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Competition and consumer round-up 2022 – A year of change with more to come

Herbert Smith Freehills

But the list of territorial and customer restrictions is now more clearly structured and there is greater protection for exclusive and selective distributors and more flexibility in the design of distribution models. Consumers will benefit from enhanced protection from unscrupulous practices such as fake reviews and subscription traps. .

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FOSTA Claim Can Proceed Against Twitter–Doe v. Twitter

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The court summarizes the allegations: Plaintiffs John Doe #1 and John Doe #2 allege that when they were thirteen years old they were solicited and recruited for sex trafficking and manipulated into providing to a third-party sex trafficker pornographic videos (“the Videos”) of themselves through the social media platform Snapchat.

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