Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 17, 2022

There is a related but unanswered question here: COPPA spells out formation requirements for under-13s, including the need for parental consent. I’m not clear how Roblox was complying with COPPA and why that process didn’t cure the TOS formation failure. As a result, the TOS fails. ” Implications.

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JUNE 16, 2022

Sometimes the FTC will do reports on its own initiative (such as the recently announced pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) study ), but other times, Congress will, through legislation, require the Commission to prepare a report on a specific topic, and that is often done as part of the agency appropriation process.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 11, 2022

It’s also unclear if a service could thread content by topic, or if topical organization also would be an “algorithm.” Note: I’ve often told the story of how Epinions implemented COPPA in 2001. LGBTQ kids trying to form communities) and whistleblowing. Boy, were they pissed.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 27, 2022

Third, this bill reaches topics well beyond children’s privacy. Instead, the bill repeatedly implicates general consumer protection concerns and, most troublingly, content moderation topics. How does this intersect with COPPA? ” This partially overlaps COPPA. “Profile a child by default.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2023

The court continues: “what is ‘in the best interest of children’ is not an objective standard but rather a contentious topic of political debate.” Just to note: children’s data is already protected by COPPA and the CCPA/CPRA, so it’s not like legislatures have ignored this issue). ” This is so true. ” “Dark Patterns.”

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

For example, COPPA doesn’t govern local governments, and the restrictions on “discussing illegal activity” and “information that may potentially compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems” are obviously overbroad. This lawsuit involves the first rule, which restricts off-topic comments.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JANUARY 7, 2023

This can be particularly challenging when this uncertainty is prolonged, and the topic has no clear authority. However, with topics such as 5G telecommunications, it has been more difficult for platforms to quickly identify trustworthy sources of evidence and advice. * Google LLC , No. 21-16281 (9th Cir. Goodier , 2022 WL 3365104 (Del.

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