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Daniel’s Law – Constitutionality Challenge Update

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As our readers well know, one particular entity has sued a litany of companies for allegedly violating a New Jersey State privacy law known as Daniel’s Law. Our readers also know that many of these companies have appealed a...more

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Federal Court Moonwalks Over West Virginia’s Daniel’s Law

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While the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (“Third Circuit”) weighs the constitutionality of New Jersey State’s Daniel’s Law, a West Virginia federal court recently opined on the constitutionality of its...more

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First Amendment Push-Me Pull-You: New Hurdles to Examining Digital Content Privately

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The digital landscape has always posed a twin challenge: how to protect children online while also preserving robust free speech rights for adults consistent with the First Amendment. This tension reached a logical zenith...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

2025 Take It Down Act Seeks To Rein in Both Real and Computer-Generated Intimate Images

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On May 19, 2025, President Trump signed the "Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act" (the "Take It Down Act"), making a significant change to the regulatory...more

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Social Links: TikTok Tussles, Teen Privacy Push, and the Thumbs-Up That Sealed the Deal

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If you want the perfect illustration of the high-stakes world of tech acquisition, look no further than the mad scramble for TikTok. Alexis Ohanian, Reddit’s wunderkind co-founder, has joined Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty...more

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Court Enjoins Enforcement of California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act

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On March 13, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted a preliminary injunction preventing the California Attorney General (AG) from enforcing the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act...more

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Utah’s New App Store Age Verification Law: What S.B. 142 Means for Kids, Parents, and Tech

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A groundbreaking law in Utah is poised to shake up how minors access apps. Earlier this month, Utah’s state legislature passed S.B. 142 (App Store Accountability Act), which requires major app store providers to verify users’...more

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Laws Regulating Minors' Access to Social Media Face First Amendment Scrutiny in the Courts

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Last month, the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas enjoined parts of the state's Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act, a law requiring certain digital service providers...more

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Supreme Court Upholds Law Restricting TikTok’s Operations in the U.S.

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On January 17, 2025, the Supreme Court issued its decision in TikTok Inc. v. Garland, affirming the constitutionality of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the Act), which restricts...more

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Ninth Circuit Upholds Oregon's Ban on Unannounced Audio Recordings, Rejects First Amendment Challenge

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Project Veritas, a conservative activist group that engages in undercover journalism, challenging the constitutionality of an...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Vibe Check on TikTok: Legal Changes May Force App to Take the L

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The future of TikTok is on the table in the United States. As has been widely covered, in April 2024, Congress passed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act”), which...more

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#StatusUpdate on Social Media, Apps, and Children’s Privacy

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Regulations impacting children’s use of social media continues to be a space in motion the past few months. There have been developments at both the state level, as well as with the FTC. And there is no sign of slowing down....more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2020

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In this month's edition, we examine the Court of Justice of the European Union's decision invalidating the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield framework, as well as the U.S. government's response to the decision. We also examine two...more

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Though CCPA Is Now Live, Questions Concerning Its Constitutionality Linger

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As businesses have scrambled to obtain compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in recent months, questions surrounding its constitutionality have arisen. As a broad, sometimes unclear state law that imposes...more

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Maine’s New Internet Privacy Law: What You Need to Know

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Last week, Maine enacted an internet privacy law requiring broadband internet service providers (ISPs) to obtain a customer’s express, affirmative consent before using their personal information, including browsing history....more

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