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[] To ensure delivery to your mailbox please add domain @lexology.com to your safe senders list [View in Browser]( [Lexology]( [My Account]( | [About]( | [Search Archive (1,297,296 articles)]( [North America](#northamerica) | [Global](#global) [USA] [North America] Internet & Social Media #top [Children’s privacy: the 400-million-dollar question for businesses]( PRO Analysis Lexology PRO A look at companies’ obligations to protect children and their data amid increasing regulation, record fines, and a global shift towards corporate res... [M365 accessibility: Vision-specific tools]( Audio Reed Smith LLP Join Angie Matney and Anthony Diana from Reed Smith, James Hart from Lighthouse, and Emily Dimond from PNC as they discuss M365’s vision-specific… [eComms compliance for financial institutions: Recordkeeping and Storage Requirements]( Audio Reed Smith LLP Regulations impose on financial institutions a strenuous set of capture and storage requirements for electronic communications. Several of these… [FTC Evaluating Children’s Ability to Distinguish Digital Advertisements from Surrounding Content]( Seyfarth Shaw LLP On August 23, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission announced it will continue to seek additional public comment on how children are increasingly being… [California legislature approves strict online privacy rules for children]( California Reed Smith LLP On August 30, the California legislature unanimously passed Assembly Bill 2273, the Age Appropriate Design Code Act. The Bill applies to any website… [Metaverse Casinos: A Regulatory Wild West]( Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP The metaverse is an immersive online universe on the blockchain where users interact with a multitude of digital worlds and with each other. As in… [Optus data breach: What to look out for and how to protect yourself]( Nyman Gibson Miralis On 22 September 2022, Optus announced that it was the victim of a cyberattack. As a result, the personal details of current and former Optus customers… [KH Broadband Digest: September 29, 2022]( Keller and Heckman LLP Alabama provides $82 million for electric co-op middle-mile network: "Fiber Utility Network, a corporation formed by eight rural electric… [Third Circuit Gives Pennsylvania Consumers New Footing for Internet Tracking Claims]( Pennsylvania K&L Gates LLP Following a recent decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals breathed new life into Pennsylvania consumer claims that the practice of tracking a… [Overview of the FCC’s Broadband Data Collection Bulk Fabric Challenge Process]( Keller and Heckman LLP The Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) completed its first Broadband Data Collection (“BDC”) on September 1, 2022.[1] The… [Crypto Winter is Here and so are Government Investigations]( Warren Law Group Cryptocurrency used to be going to the moon. Now, winter is coming, and surviving the daily dips has been an exercise of restraint and patience… [Ankura CTIX FLASH Update - September 30, 2022]( Ankura Consulting Group, LLC "Royal", a ransomware operation consisting of "a group of vetted and experienced ransomware actors from previous operations" and first discovered in… [What the Metaverse was, is and will be?]( Taylor Wessing Set to be a generation-defining advancement in human interaction, the Metaverse combines online avatars with our offline selves, touching on every… [From Gucci to Walmart: Growing number of brands are applying for NFT-related trademarks]( Tramatm Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are cryptographic assets on a blockchain with unique identification codes and metadata that distinguish them from each… [NAD Begins Monitoring Ads for Negative Social Stereotypes]( Loeb & Loeb LLP For the first time in its 50-year history, the National Advertising Division (NAD) plans to hold brands accountable for advertising that portrays or… [The internet under siege: The future of section 230?]( Steptoe & Johnson LLP On October 3, 2022, the Supreme Court granted cert in Gonzalez v. Google, marking the first time that the Court will consider the scope of Section… [First OFAC Sanction of Crypto-Bot: What You Should Know]( Warren Law Group The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned the virtual currency Tornado Crash after news emerged that… [Reed Smith LLP]( Reed Smith LLP As the Adtech industry is constantly evolving, Reed Smith brings you a clear and concise dictionary that sets out key definitions and provides an… [Blockchain Game Developers and FinCEN: When are State Money Transmission Laws Applicable?]( Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP The rising prevalence of crypto and virtual currencies has invited the scrutiny of several regulatory bodies who continue to grapple with the unique… [Episode 424: Big Tech’s Chickens Coming Home to Roost]( Audio Steptoe & Johnson LLP We open today’s Episode by teasing the Supreme Court’s decision to review whether section 230 protects big platforms from liability for materially… [The First Amendment, Bad Reviews, and You: So You’ve Been Smeared on the Internet - Part I]( Gupta Evans and Ayres You are a hardworking business owner. You cherish your sterling reputation in the community—including your 4.5 star average on Yelp and Google… [Social Media Influencer Settles SEC Charges for Failing to Disclose Compensation in Crypto Offering Ad]( Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP Social media influencer Kimberly Kardashian settled SEC charges for unlawfully advertising a crypto-asset security on social media without disclosure… [Trademarks and Source Identifiers in the Metaverse: Practical Considerations for Brand Owners in a Newly Emerging Virtual Marketplace]( Venable LLP As technology and the physical lives of consumers continue to converge, businesses active in metaverse and blockchain Technologies will need to think… [Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Gonzalez v. Google, Marking First Time Court Will Review Section 230]( Covington & Burling LLP This morning, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, 2 F.4th 871 (9th Cir. 2021) on the following question presented: “Does… [California Age-Appropriate Design Code Is Not Child’s Play - Five Practical Tips to Comply and Protect Kids’ Privacy]( California Troutman Pepper On September 15, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 2273 — the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (ADCA) — into law… [Important CDA Section 230 Case Lands in Supreme Court: Level of Protection Afforded Modern Online Platforms at Stake]( Proskauer Rose LLP Since the passage of Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act (“CDA”), the majority of federal circuits have interpreted the CDA to establish… [New Comprehensive US State Privacy Laws Are Coming - Is Your Company Ready?]( Paul Hastings LLP Over the last two years, many states have taken cues from California and the EU by adopting sweeping privacy laws. These laws, passed in Virginia… [Business Email Compromise (BEC) - One of the Most Common Yet Dangerous Attacks]( Ankura Consulting Group, LLC Money is one of the most powerful motivators for cyber thieves all around the world. While the focus has been on financial fraud and ransomware… [#NoFilter: Can states regulate the content of social media platforms?]( Cozen O'Connor In this edition of #NoFilter, we will examine a recent September 16, 2022, decision from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding a Texas state… [What's New in 5G - October 2022]( Mintz The next-generation of wireless technologies - known as 5G - is expected to revolutionize business and consumer connectivity, offering network speeds… [Arizona AG Fines Google $85 Million Over Alleged Deceptive Location Tracking]( Arizona Cozen O'Connor Arizona AG Mark Brnovich reached a settlement agreement with Google to resolve allegations that the internet search and technology company unlawfully… [Online-Only Businesses Are Not a Place of Public Accommodation: California State Appellate Court Follows the Ninth Circuit in ADA-Related Ruling]( California Squire Patton Boggs Is an online-only business a place of public accommodation under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)? Yes, claimed the… [Global] Internet & Social Media #top [Domain Name News: September 2022]( Hogan Lovells This is the September edition of Anchovy News. Here you will find articles concerning ICANN, the domain name industry and the recuperation of domain… [The geographical name of national importance: common good or private monopoly?]( IP Twins The “France.com” case made an impression. It may also constitute a turning point in the legal regime of this category of signs which, in diplomatic… [Will the UK's Online Safety Bill be preserved, will it be enhanced, or will it go down with Boris Johnson's (premier)ship?]( Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA) The House of Commons DMCS Select Committee has issued a report on the Online Safety Bill, calling for amendments to protect the integrity of Ofcom… [Brand Protection in Web 3.0]( MSA IP Although full implementation of web 3.0 might still be far away, some of its key features (such as block-chain based decentralized applications) are… [Guidelines From the Regulatory Authority in Poland - New Advertising Standards in the Influencer Marketing Industry? 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