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Social media comes with multiple social media risks. After settling with the Federal Trade Commission for $5 billion and making many promises to monitor the use of user data, Facebook is adding a tool that will allow you to see how the platform tracks your activity outside the highly coveted likes to be in social […]
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Social media gives businesses a way to connect with their target audiences. Companies, such as banks, need to include a sense of humanity in their brand or risk losing their credibility. Social media compliance for banks presents challenges, opportunities, and – unfortunately – social media risks. Benefits A social media presence can grow a bank’s […]
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Facebook and third-party applications are being held responsible for the misuse of user data and non-compliance with federal social media regulations. Facebook has dug quite the hole for itself in its abuse of social media federal regulations. After the Cambridge Analytica scandal, Zuckerberg has made attempts to at least give the appearance that he is […]
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In the 1990s, tech was seen as something that would make the future brighter and help out in everyday life. There were phones the size of bricks, travel agents and very limited social media – no need for a social media lawyer or social media compliance just yet – but there was so much trust […]
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Facebook may have won its latest battle with the FTC, earning a financial slap on the wrist with a $5 billion fine and a clean slate moving forward. It can also make very few changes to their social media privacy policy and will face no repercussions for past behavior via bypassing social media federal regulations. […]
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Major tech companies could be compromising the privacy of consumers and consumer demands. Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple are facing serious accusations of antitrust behavior. Their platforms may have hurt competition and dismissed innovation for their own benefit. Social media federal regulations were reportedly sidestepped, with significant social media legal risks being taken in the […]
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It looks like Facebook is in trouble yet again. This time, it’s with the FTC. In its latest brush with the Federal Trade Commission, Facebook was fined $5 billion as part of a settlement – the largest penalty ever imposed on a company for violating consumers’ privacy rights. Along with the fine, Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s […]
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Ads for jobs, loans, and credit cards will now be searchable for all U.S. Facebook users as part of a legal settlement to eliminate discrimination. This follows a plan that Facebook made in March to make U.S. housing searchable by advertiser and location. Previously, ads could be delivered only to select users based on demographics […]
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Let’s say you’re operating the social media accounts for your bank and want to create a promote your free checking on Instagram. This isn’t a boosted ad, just a normal post on your IG profile. This is tricky situation, because you have a feeling that you need to include a link to the terms within […]
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Key Highlights Most U.S. workers are at-will employees, meaning employers can terminate employment for lawful reasons — including certain social media posts. The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) protects some online speech about wages and working conditions. The First Amendment generally does not protect employees from private employer discipline. Posts that are defamatory, threatening, discriminatory, […]
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