Posted in: Social Media Compliance
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 […]
Continue ReadingPosted in: Sweepstakes Law
By now, you know I’m the social media sweepstakes attorney. My focus is on helping my clients make the most of their social media giveaways and provide answers to any questions they might have. Lately, I’ve been asked my opinion on the laws that governing Facebook contests and giveaways. It can actually be a really […]
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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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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 […]
Continue ReadingPosted in: Trademarks and Copyrights
If you ask most Americans, they can tell you that Tom Brady is the quarterback for the New England Patriots. But have you ever heard anyone call him, “Tom Terrific”? Probably not, but on May 24, his trademark law firm filed two trademark applications for the use of the phrase. The biggest problem – this […]
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This week, Toronto Raptors star Kawhi Leonard filed a lawsuit against Nike in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. In his suit, Leonard claims that Nike applied for copyright registration of a logo he created. According to this lawsuit, Leonard created his “Klaw” logo in 2011 after being drafted by the […]
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