Does California’s Anti-Discrimination Law Ban Ad Targeting?–Liapes v. Facebook
…Facebook requires users to report their age and gender. Facebook also requires self-service advertisers to select age and gender for their ad targeting, Facebook’s default ad targeting settings include all…
Q&A About Emoji Law
…not have any idea of the criminal meanings. From my perspective, the most “dangerous” emojis have the highest likelihood of being misunderstood. In 2022, Adobe released a report saying that…
Two Separate Courts Reiterate That Online Age Authentication Mandates Are Unconstitutional
…Snapchat—the sites with the third-, fourth-, fifth-, and sixth-highest numbers of reports. Nextdoor is at the very bottom of NCMEC’s list, with only one report of suspected child sexual exploitation…
512(f) Once Again Ensnared in an Employment Ownership Dispute–Shande v. Zoox
…it’s worth)–Lenz v. Universal * Copyright Owner Enjoined from Sending DMCA Takedown Notices–Biosafe-One v. Hawks * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown Notices * Can 512(f) Support an Injunction? Novotny v….
More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation
…it purportedly added by amendment. The plaintiff agreed to the TOS in 2007, and the TOS said that Bleacher Report could amend the TOS by providing notice. Bleacher Report claimed…
Contractual Control over Information Goods after ML Genius v. Google (Guest Blog Post)
…platforms’ impact (and maybe that of the Internet itself) on the news and the organizations that report it. Second, zooming out further, the case revolves around a topic covered on…
Another Jawboning Case Fails in the Ninth Circuit–Kennedy v. Warren
…report on its algorithms. The book authors sued Sen. Warren for violating their First Amendment rights. The Ninth Circuit affirms the denial of a preliminary injunction. The panel summarizes the…
Surprise! Another 512(f) Claim Fails–Bored Ape Yacht Club v. Ripps
…what it’s worth)–Lenz v. Universal * Copyright Owner Enjoined from Sending DMCA Takedown Notices–Biosafe-One v. Hawks * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown Notices * Can 512(f) Support an Injunction? Novotny…
You’re a Fool if You Think You Can Win a 512(f) Case–Security Police and Fire Professionals v. Maritas
…Fair Use – It’s the Law (for what it’s worth)–Lenz v. Universal * Copyright Owner Enjoined from Sending DMCA Takedown Notices–Biosafe-One v. Hawks * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown Notices…
Venkat’s Blog Post Unjustly Removed from Google Search Results Due to EU RTBF Takedown
…to a conviction from over a dozen years ago. What is Google’s RTBF “statute of limitations” on criminal convictions? I couldn’t tell from Google’s FAQ or transparency report. So was…