New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Ari Edelman | April 18, 2024
Now that Reddit is public, we will witness the next stage of Reddit's exciting evolution and see how Reddit's legal advisors guide the company through the challenges the company faces.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Lisa A. Zaccardelli and Janelle A. Pelli | April 17, 2024
On March 12, New York joined over 25 other states in protecting the privacy of its citizens with a new law that restricts employers from accessing…
By Christopher M. Pardo, Robert T. Quackenboss and Alyson M. Brown | April 16, 2024
On March 12, New York's Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill into law that effectively prohibits employers from accessing employees' or job applicants' personal social media accounts. New York employers should evaluate their current application processes and social media policies to ensure compliance with the new law.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jeane A. Thomas, S. Starling Marshall and Justin D. Kingsolver | March 29, 2024
The DOJ and FTC issued a rare joint announcement warning of increasing consequences for parties that fail to properly preserve and produce ephemeral messages in response to antitrust investigations. These messages will be included in their standard preservation letters and specifications for all second requests, voluntary access letters and compulsory legal process.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Thomas P. Kurland, Shelley Attadgie and Jabari Matthew | March 28, 2024
This article highlights how a key issue to be resolved is whether the algorithms that drive social media apps are just publishing platforms that Section 230 is designed to protect, or if they are products designed to perform a specific function, and therefore within the ambit of strict products liability law.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme, Felicity Kohn and Abla Belhachmi | March 22, 2024
This article provides guidance on the standards courts apply in determining ownership rights over social media accounts, as well as best practices to head off such disputes before they occur.
By Brian Lee | March 19, 2024
Erie County Supreme Court Judge Paula Feroleto allowed the case to proceed, siding with the estates of those murdered in a mass shooting motivated by racist ideology.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Joshua S. Bauchner and Jed M. Weiss | February 23, 2024
Governor Hochul signed a bill into law with significant implications for employers impacting both the employee hiring process, and employees generally speaking. Specifically, it prohibits employers from requiring the disclosure of private, personal social media account information.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Emily Poler | January 5, 2024
The use of social media as a marketing tool has been common for just about as long as social media has existed. In some situations, particularly where an individual is very closely associated with a specific business, such fuzziness has led to disputes over who owns social media accounts. In this article, Emily Poler discusses three recent federal court decisions and how they have addressed whether a social media account belongs to an individual or a business.
By Andrew Denney | December 21, 2023
"It is astonishing and utterly contemptible that anyone, let alone a judge, would adopt or promote Nazi imagery," State Commission on Judicial Conduct Administrator Robert Tembeckjian said.
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