Tag: Social Media

2020 Election: What Social Media Platforms are Doing to Stop the Spread of Fake Results

In order to decrease the spread of false information in relation to the election on November 3, 2020, several social media platforms took measures to censor any misleading information. While the First Amendment protects the freedom of speech, private companies such as social media platforms do not fall under the First Amendment due to their nongovernmental status. Thus, they are allowed to censor what is posted.… Read More 2020 Election: What Social Media Platforms are Doing to Stop the Spread of Fake Results

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Fake News: How Facebook and Twitter Are Combatting the Spread of False Information on Social Media

Facebook and Twitter took steps to limit the spread of a series of articles published by the New York Post, which circulated unconfirmed claims about the Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden. The Trump campaign took advantage of these newly implemented limiting measures, and asserted claims of censorship and called for the repeal of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The conflict highlights the significance of having standardized policies outlining fact-checking procedures. Technology companies, like Facebook and Twitter, should devise such policies to better insulate themselves from future attacks in order to continue effectively combatting the spread of false information on the internet.… Read More Fake News: How Facebook and Twitter Are Combatting the Spread of False Information on Social Media

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TikTok and Children Under 13 Years Old: How the Video Sharing App Continues to Evade Mandatory Privacy Protections

TikTok, a short-form mobile video sharing app, continues to evade mandatory privacy protections put in place by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, despite an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission and public statements detailing their commitment to protecting children under 13 years old. The future owner(s) of the app should learn from the current owner’s missteps by taking fervent action to demonstrate their desire to protect young users. … Read More TikTok and Children Under 13 Years Old: How the Video Sharing App Continues to Evade Mandatory Privacy Protections

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Tag! You’re it!- Facebook’s affair with facial recognition software and how it resulted in a $650 million dollar settlement

This blog examines Facebook’s violation of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act. It explains how Facebook’s use of facial recognition technology software led to the social media juggernaut paying a $650 million dollar settlement to its users.… Read More Tag! You’re it!- Facebook’s affair with facial recognition software and how it resulted in a $650 million dollar settlement

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Using the Black Lives Matter Movement as a Basis for Data Surveillance

The abuse of data surveillance is not a new concept in our technological era and remains a major concern during the current Black Lives Matter movement.  Government officials use popular social and political movements, such as Black Lives Matter, as a motive to track personal data.  These officials are using such events as a reason to “protect” citizens from any violent uprisings that may stem from the protests. … Read More Using the Black Lives Matter Movement as a Basis for Data Surveillance

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More Than Just A Hashtag: The Influence of Social Media on the Societal Change of the Black Lives Matter Movement

This blog focuses on how social media has been an essential tool in combatting racial injustice and exposing the systemic racism present in the criminal justice system. Focusing on the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2013 and its continuance through 2020 this blog highlights how the use of social media is integral in catalyzing awareness of police brutality, even playing a significant role in securing criminal charges for the police responsible for George Floyd’s murder. Additionally, the blog discusses how social media was used as a vehicle to inform people of protests and petitions that were used to fund the legal representation and bail for many of the protesters who were arrested, as well as opening investigations relating to the murders of other African Americans who were the subjects of police brutality. … Read More More Than Just A Hashtag: The Influence of Social Media on the Societal Change of the Black Lives Matter Movement

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Curtailing Cosmetics Companies—The FTC’s Attempt to Regulate Social Media Influencers in the Age of Influencer Marketing

This blog will address the FTC’s attempt to prevent deceptive advertising that has been an issue in the beauty industry following the vast increase in the use of social media influencers to market cosmetics products. The focus of this blog will be on the highly competitive commercial space of the beauty industry and how this has led to the use of deceptive advertising practices from large cosmetics corporations to target consumers through the use of various social media platforms and popular influencers.
… Read More Curtailing Cosmetics Companies—The FTC’s Attempt to Regulate Social Media Influencers in the Age of Influencer Marketing

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Social Media: Once A Seclusion Device To A Tool For Social and Legislative Change

This blog is about the use of social media platforms to spread information and
invoke change. Knowledge is power, and when people have the correct information, they
feel a part of something bigger than themselves, and often will want to become actively
involved. I address the power of Snap Chat among our youth; specifically the recent
Stoneman school shooting, where students were videoing the horrific event and posting it
to Snap Chat. I also address the power of Facebook videos, again staying with the
Stoneman school shooting, to highlight the influential videos from the students and
faculty after the event and their call for legislative change. It seems as if the news has lost
its prestige in the last few years, and a message from real human beings who were there
has become more powerful and moving than reports from newscasters. Which is why I
believe we’re seeing more social change, because people are being touched with real
human experience through a digital screen.
… Read More Social Media: Once A Seclusion Device To A Tool For Social and Legislative Change

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@realDonaldTrump Blocked You

President Trump has blocked users from following his personal Twitter account. These blocked users are challenging the legality of this action by arguing for the application of an established first amendment doctrine to a new digital context: social media, specifically Twitter. The outcome of this litigation could have an impact on how public officials use social media in the future. … Read More @realDonaldTrump Blocked You

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#4urEyesOnly: How ‘Revenge Porn’ Violates Consent Laws To Constitute The Most Public Form Of Domestic Violence

The opportunity for rapid humiliation using “revenge porn” has reached an all time high. Many victims of revenge porn have lost their jobs and found themselves effectively unhirable. Now social media sites, Internet service providers, and governments are all stepping in to stop and criminalize the act of disseminating nonconsensual pornography.

… Read More #4urEyesOnly: How ‘Revenge Porn’ Violates Consent Laws To Constitute The Most Public Form Of Domestic Violence

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Please Don’t Tag Me! Instagram for Doctors: #SpecificSymptoms, #RareDisease, #PatientConfidentiality, #PatientPrivacyRightsViolated

POSTED BY Cherie M. Ching   New informational sharing apps allow medical professionals to post photos and share comments regarding their patient’s medical conditions, similar to the components of the Instagram app.  Although these apps may provide a higher degree of efficient and effective services to medical patients, issues of breach of privacy rights and… Read More Please Don’t Tag Me! Instagram for Doctors: #SpecificSymptoms, #RareDisease, #PatientConfidentiality, #PatientPrivacyRightsViolated

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Social Media: A Double-Edged Blade

POSTED BY Micah-Shalom Kesselman On November 14th, Suffolk’s Intellectual Property Concentration will be hosting a conference titled Emerging Issues in Social Media Liability.  Social media has continuously increased in significance and ubiquity for years now.  Whether it is Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, SnapChat, or any other of the myriad social media platforms that pervade one’s… Read More Social Media: A Double-Edged Blade

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Social Media Spies: The Problem with Government Surveillance Regulations on Twitter

POSTED BY Meghan Bonk A recent BBC news article reported that Twitter has initiated a lawsuit against the United States Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, alleging a free speech violation in relation to surveillance. Attorneys for Twitter claim that the suit was brought as an incentive for the government to be… Read More Social Media Spies: The Problem with Government Surveillance Regulations on Twitter

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Educating Middle School Students on Internet Privacy

POSTED BY Hillary Cheng In conjunction with the Rappaport Center, Suffolk Law Professor Jessica Silbey is organizing a program to teach online privacy to Boston-area middle schoolers with the help of law student volunteers.  The program’s curriculum was developed at Fordham Law School, a project funded by a cy pres award in a settlement.  The… Read More Educating Middle School Students on Internet Privacy

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Advertising Rules may be Applied to a Lawyer’s Blog

POSTED BY Caroline Carollo Earlier this year, the Virginia Supreme Court decided a case that sheds some light on the issue of how advertising rules for lawyers should apply to social media and other forms of electronic communications.  In Hunter v. Virginia State Bar, attorney Horace Hunter authored a non-interactive blog which was accessible from… Read More Advertising Rules may be Applied to a Lawyer’s Blog

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Survival of the Fittest: The Doctrine of Hearsay Under The Federal Rules of Evidence v. Social Media and Networking Technology

POSTED BY Veronica C. LaClair It is a concept as foundational and intuitive as science itself:  survival of the fittest.  In order to survive one must learn to adapt and evolve within a changing world.  Darwin’s principle does not just hold true for the evolution of species, but has a strong correlation to the evolution… Read More Survival of the Fittest: The Doctrine of Hearsay Under The Federal Rules of Evidence v. Social Media and Networking Technology

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