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FTC Reviews Its Approach to Kids’ Online Activity – What Comes Next?

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently hosted a workshop on kids’ online activity, titled “The Attention Economy: How Big Tech Firms Exploit Children and Hurt Families.” Speakers included two U.S. Senators, all three FTC...more

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DCMS Online Harms white paper and regulation of internet companies

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Online content in the UK is to be regulated by a new internet regulator. A white paper consultation was published on 8 April 2019 by the UK government Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS). The proposals...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Forced to Cyber-Spy: Court Rules Parents Can Be Held Negligent for Child’s Facebook Activity

Are parents now liable for what their kids post to Facebook? According to a recent decision in the Georgia Court of Appeals, they are. The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the parents of a seventh-grade student...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Status Updates - October 2014 #9

Court spanks parents. In a landmark decision, the Georgia Court of Appeals ruled in Boston v. Athearn that parents can be held responsible for the social media activities of their kids. The case involved a seventh-grade boy...more

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