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The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech... more +

The First Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the government from making laws respecting the establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech or the press, preventing citizens from peacefully assembling, or interfering with citizens' ability to petition the government for redress of their grievances. The First Amendment is one of the most sacred aspects of the American legal tradition and has spawned a vast body of jurisprudence and commentary. less -

Dark Skies for Small Businesses Caught in Social Media Net

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 9/5/2025

A new Mississippi law, known as the Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act, has prompted several companies to block Mississippi IP addresses from accessing their platforms. In fact, social media company Bluesky...more

New York Seeks Transparency in Personal Algorithmic Pricing Practices

ArentFox Schiff on 8/26/2025

Certain businesses implement dynamic pricing based on individual preferences or previously collected consumer data. This practice may soon be prohibited in New York if those websites fail to state, “THIS PRICE WAS SET BY AN...more

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

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP on 8/20/2025

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

Washington State Broadly Criminalizes All Malicious Deepfakes, Expanding on Existing Deepfake Regulation

BakerHostetler on 6/4/2025

On April 16, Washington state added a new law to the growing patchwork of state, federal and international laws aimed at curbing the malicious use of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated deepfakes. ...more

Social Links: AI, Age-Gating, and the COPPA Cabana

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 5/22/2025

CONGRESS MOVES TO BLOCK ALL STATE AI LAWS - In a late-night addition to a sweeping budget proposal, the House Energy and Commerce Committee inserted a provision in a large reconciliation package that would block state and...more

Social Links: Statehouse v. Smartphone

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media on 5/8/2025

OHIO SOCIAL MEDIA LAW STRUCK DOWN - On April 16, 2025, a federal judge in Ohio ended the state’s ambitious plan to severely limit social media access for minors. The court permanently blocked Ohio’s Attorney General from...more

Arkansas’ Kids Social Media Law: Another One Bites the Dust

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/11/2025

Arkansas’ second attempt at regulating minor’s access to social media – in the form of the Social Media Safety Act (SB 689) – has again been struck down as unconstitutional. The court permanently enjoined the state from...more

California’s Kids’ Social Media Law Wrangling Continues, and Maryland Too!

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/6/2025

The Ninth Circuit continued the pause on California’s SB 976 (Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act) as of late January 2025. The law was signed by Governor Newsom in September 2024, and challenged by NetChoice...more

Mother May I? Florida and Utah Recently Regulations for Minor Use of Social Media Platforms

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/24/2024

Florida recently passed a new law and Utah recently repealed and replaced its previously enjoined law with two new bills (available here and here), which regulate minors’ access to social media platforms. The laws highlight...more

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