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Section 230 Protects Services That Permit Anonymous Third-Party Posts–Bride v. Snap

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

. “Plaintiffs allege they received harassing messages in response to their benign posts on Defendants’ applications and did not receive comparable messages on other platforms in which user identities were revealed.” “Harassment” isn’t always illegal/tortious. ” Claims Covered. I share the heartbreak.

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Four mindset shifts to support equity and anti-racism in legal workplaces

Nelligan Law

To that end, the Law Society requires any legal workplace with at least 10 licensees to implement and maintain a human rights and diversity policy. This human rights and diversity policy must, at the very least, address fair recruitment, retention, and advancement.

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New York’s Mandatory Editorial Transparency Law Preliminarily Enjoined–Volokh v. James

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

The “has two main requirements: (1) a mechanism for social media users to file complaints about instances of “hateful conduct” and (2) disclosure of the social media network’s policy for how it will respond to any such complaints.” ” In response to a constitutional challenge, a federal court preliminarily enjoined the law.

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Previewing the “Lessons from the First Internet Ages” Symposium

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

He identified several lessons: the value of “open architectures” and “relatively neutral infrastructure” the Internet is capable of being used for pro- and anti-social uses. ” “We need leaders with empathy for people who are experiencing harassment.” ” Matthew Prince.

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Will California Clone-and-Revise Some Terrible Ideas from Florida/Texas’ Social Media Censorship Laws? (Analysis of CA AB587)

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

[Note: this is the first of what may become a 3 or 4 part series about anti-Internet bills moving through the California legislature.]. Given the inevitability of such undisclosed editorial policies, it seems like every service always will be noncompliant. ” I believe the bill will get a legislative hearing later this month.

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Police Officer’s Racist Memes on a Personal Facebook Page Address “Matters of Public Concern”–Hernandez v. Phoenix

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

He posted anti-Muslim memes to his personal Facebook page, which apparently was open to the public. For example, the fourth meme references government spending priorities, and that’s a major social topic. However, I cannot get over how Hernandez engaged in these topics in a blatantly anti-Muslim fashion. Pier Sixty.