Social Media
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When Teens Get “Blocked” By the Government: North Carolina’s Proposed Teen Social Media Ban
What originally started as screen-time debates in living rooms has become a worldwide legal crackdown on children’s social media use.… Read More
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The Changing Landscape of AI Regulation in the United States: Gonzalez v. Google and Its Effects
15 Wake Forest L. Rev. Online 46 William Gilchrist Enacted as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, section 230… Read More
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Social Media Companies Beware: Government Officials Call for Warnings to be Placed on Social Media Platforms
Benjamin Riley Social Media’s Rise to the Forefront Over the last few decades, social media platforms have gained immense popularity… Read More
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A Private-Public Forum: The Oxymoron of Free Speech on Social Media
Will Coltzer The Supreme Court is set to determine whether the government can regulate the way social media platforms (“Platforms”)… Read More
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Antisocial Media(?): Meta Faces Suit for Harm to Youth Mental Health
Trinity Chapman On October 24, 2023, thirty-three states filed suit against Meta[1], alleging that its social media content harms and… Read More
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Online Harassment of Journalists and Uncertain Paths to Recourse Under the Law
By Mary Catherine Young Last month, an Azerbaijani journalist was forced to deactivate her social media accounts after receiving sexually… Read More
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TikTok, Inc. v. Trump: Can TikTok’s U.S. Operations Last?
By Christopher R. Taylor On August 6th, President Trump issued Executive Order 13,942 (“TikTok Prohibition Order”) prohibiting transactions with ByteDance… Read More
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Knight Institute v. Trump: The Battle for the Block Button Continues
By Gabriel L. Marx Donald Trump is once again at the center of a legal dispute. The Forty-Fifth President of… Read More
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Can Schools Discipline Students for Social Media Posts?
by: Hanna Monson and Sarah Spangenburg Introduction One recent issue circulating the legal world involves whether schools can discipline students… Read More
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Fourth Circuit Affirms Grant of Summary Judgment in Social Media Dispute
By: Kristina Wilson On Monday, March 20, 2017, the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in the civil case Grutzmacher… Read More