Social media platforms are connecting friends, family, and colleagues in new ways. With over 3.6 billion people using social media in 2020, these platforms are all-encompassing. Each of these billions…
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Federal Trade Commission Publishes Guidance Document for Social Media Influencers
Influencer marketing has become a 6.5 billion dollar business. Sixty-two percent less expensive than traditional marketing and driving nearly three times as many leads, businesses and consumers alike are acknowledging…
Protecting Freelancer Rights: What About Social Media?
Setting the Stage Freelance authors are on the rise. According to a 2017 survey, 50.9% of the US population will be freelancing in ten years if the current trend continues.[1]…
Big Data, Privacy and the GDPR
When I attended the Institute for the Future of Law Practice boot camp in May 2018 in Chicago, Professor Matthew Kugler from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law gave a lecture on cybersecurity, explaining…
Resolving Online Defamation in the Internet Age
Given the enormous growth in online defamation claims on social media, almost all requesting a removal of defamatory comments, these claims are not ideal for court-based resolution and should be…
Fair Balance, Proportionality and Revamping the Publication Rule — Will these Efforts Resolve the Problem of Online Intermediaries? It’s Unlikely.
The Law Commission of Ontario recently held a conference as part of a consultation process for its “Defamation Law in the Internet Age” project. The event provided scope for continuing…