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Government Departments Pressure Social Media Sites to Censor News Links, Mean Tweets

Michael Geist

8555-441-1219) raises new concerns about efforts to censor social media. The written question asked the government for “requests made by the government to social media companies to take down, edit, ban or change in any other way social media content, posts or accounts since January 1, 2020.”

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2023 Quick Links: Social Media

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

.” BBC : Facebook’s growth not linked to psychological harm, study finds * Science : How do social media feed algorithms affect attitudes and behavior in an election campaign? We investigated the effects of Facebook’s and Instagram’s feed algorithms during the 2020 US election. Kallinen v.

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Two More Courts Tell Litigants That Social Media Services Aren’t State Actors

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Based on the Complaint’s allegations, it appears the named Defendants – a private social media company and its legal department – are not subject to liability under Section 1983. 2020) (affirming the dismissal of a First Amendment claim because YouTube was a private entity and not a state actor); see also Rutenburg v.

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Server Test Showdown? The Conflicting Rulings Over Whether Embedding a Social Media Post Violates the Copyright Act

IP Tech Blog

A recent California District Court ruling affirmed that Perfect 10’s ruling applied to the embedding of images from social media onto third party websites. the user name and image, user caption, number of likes, and branding of the social media platform). Amazon.com, Inc., What is Embedding?

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Intellectual Property Rights for Social Media Influencers

IIPRD

A Social Media Influencer is someone who creates unique material that keeps people interested on multiple social media platforms, causing them to return for more high-quality information. One of the most significant methods to safeguard material on social media is through copyright. Make intangible assets.

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Privacy Tip #317 – Social Media Fraud Increased in 2021

LexBlog IP

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released data showing that more than 95,000 consumers reported losses totaling $770 million from fraud schemes that started on social media. That is a staggering amount of money lost by consumers and is a significant increase from losses of $258 million reported in 2020.

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Intellectual Property Protections of Olympic Proportions: A Look at Tokyo 2020

IPilogue

From the thrilling gold-medal finish of the women’s soccer team to Andre De Grasse becoming the first sprinter to bring home gold since 1996, there was no shortage of exciting moments for Canadians at Tokyo 2020. Penny Oleksiak made history as the country’s most decorated Olympian of all time. Another odd result is that certain marks (e.g.