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Are students blurring the lines between video games and reality? How about friendly rivalries being perceived as threats? Social media attorney Ethan Wall spoke with CBS 4 Miami about why freedom of speech is not being harmed when trying to keep students safe, and why students are taking such social media legal risks. In today’s […]
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On a recent episode of PoliticKING with Larry King, our favorite social media lawyer sat down with Sue Fennessy and guest host Matthew Cooke to talk about Facebook, censorship, and the possibility of social networks becoming open source. During the discussion, Matthew posed an interesting question – should we own our own social networks? According […]
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When Facebook came out, it changed the world, both online and off. Now, we can share our opinions, keep up with friends and family, and watch funny cat videos (All. Day. Long). And with more than two billion users, Facebook has a larger population than some countries. So, the question is, should Facebook be regulated […]
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In a recent interview on PoliticKING with Larry King, our own social media attorney, Ethan Wall, spoke with Sue Fennessy and guest host Matthew Cooke about social media censorship and how it affects all of us. This all stems from allegations from the President that conservatives are being censored on social media. Whether that’s true […]
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Security breaches have become more and more common. While companies are struggling how to protect and manage their digital information in the cloud, the International Chamber of Commerce turned to Ethan Wall for best practices in its Commercial Crime International’s October 2016 issue. Therein, Ethan provides insight into how companies should be managing their digital […]
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Between 2008 and 2015, the percentage of the U.S. population that has at least one social media account rose from 24 percent to 73 percent. This popularity, and the billions upon billions of dollars that accompany it, has facilitated the need for legislation and ethical debate around the proper use of social networking. Attorney […]
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The push and pull of social media monitoring is a difficult one to manage. As an HR manager, your relationship with an employee or a prospective employee’s social media profile must have the right amount of intimacy and distance. But how do you find the balance between being a laid back, carefree manager and […]
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Be careful what you say. That’s been good advice since people began communicating with language. The most modern evolution — be careful what you post on the Internet — was confirmed last week by the 4th District Court of Appeal. The court on Wednesday upheld a decision by the Circuit Court in Broward County that […]
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Although demand for social media-related legal counsel is growing exponentially and has piqued some BigLaw interest, the practice area remains largely dominated by midsize law firms and boutiques, including one newcomer that claims to be the world’s first dedicated solely to social media legal issues. It is largely boutiques and BigLaw outsiders — and now […]
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Don’t think an employee social media policy and training is necessary? Think Again. A South African real estate agent’s racist comment recently went viral, causing a wave of angry responses calling for the agent to be fired and vacate the country. The public backlash extended not only to the real estate agent, but also its […]
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