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Antitrust Regulation in the Marketplace of Ideas

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Contrary to some early predictions, the Trump administration appears committed to vigorous enforcement of the antitrust laws. While the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Online Communications and Content: How Section 230 Reform Has Catapulted into Relevancy

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Throughout much of 2020, Members of Congress, the Trump Administration, and even Associate Justice Clarence Thomas have highlighted the reasonableness in reevaluating Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (47 USC...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Trump vs. Twitter: The Feud Over Section 230 and Online Censorship

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As part of Spilman's Decoded: Technology Law Insights e-newsletter, Spilman members Joseph Schaeffer and Nick Mooney discuss Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and how it plays into President Trump's recent...more

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The Implications of Trump's Executive Order and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

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Last week, President Trump signed an Executive Order targeting social media companies and the liability protections afforded to them under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (Section 230). The Order directs the...more

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Key Lessons for School Officials and Other Public Employees from Recent Court Decision on Trump’s Twitter Account

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As technology and social media continue to develop, so do legal questions surrounding their use by public entities and employees. On July 9, 2019, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Knight First Amendment Institute v....more

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Second Circuit Affirms That President Trump's Blocking of Opponents on His Twitter Account Violates First Amendment

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit yesterday became the third federal circuit court to hold that the interactive space of a government official’s social media account is subject to First Amendment strictures. In...more

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