JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Federal prosecutors indicted freelance journalist Tim Burke on Thursday for allegedly illegally accessing computer servers of several media companies. The post Florida freelance journalist indicted for hacking media companies appeared first on JURIST - News. Fox is not mentioned by name in the indictment.

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JURIST

MARCH 16, 2024

The US Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can be sued for blocking users on social media if the official posts about state matters and is authorized to speak for the state. This means public officials who do not use social media this way cannot be sued for blocking another user. In one, Lindke v.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Poland’s Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Bartłomiej Sienkiewicz, issued an order on Wednesday for the liquidation of three prominent state media companies – television network Telewizja Polska (TVP), national radio broadcaster Polskie Radio and news agency Polska Agencja Prasowa (PAP).

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JURIST

JANUARY 23, 2024

Human Rights Watch (HRW) published a report on Monday on the “pre-election crackdown” in Senegal, denouncing it for repressing the opposition, media, critics and other civil society members. According to the report, Senegal has been increasingly targeting opposition and media since 2021.

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JURIST

APRIL 23, 2024

Alexandre de Moraes, a justice of the Brazilian Supreme Court (STF), issued a five-day deadline for the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to explain its purported failure to fully comply with earlier court orders on Monday. Elon Musk, executive director of the social media platform X, finds himself ensnared in the investigation.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

A California federal judge ruled against major social media platforms on Tuesday in their effort to dismiss a case brought by concerned parents, advocacy groups and school districts against the social media platforms’ addictive design.

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JURIST

JULY 4, 2023

Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin’s media company Patriot Media Group announced its closure Saturday in the continuing aftermath of Prigozhin’s brief march towards Moscow, which saw him exiled from Russia.

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LLRX

APRIL 19, 2024

Here’s why I think the recent move against TikTok misses the larger point: Americans’ sources of information have declined in quality and the problem goes beyond any one social media platform.

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JURIST

APRIL 11, 2024

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) published a joint statement with the Royal Malaysian Police on Tuesday stating that the government has required online media platforms such as TikTok and Meta to tighten their harmful content policy.

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JURIST

JUNE 30, 2023

The French Senate approved new legislation on Thursday requiring social media platforms such as TikTok and Instagram to implement mandatory age verification systems and obtain explicit parental consent for users aged 15 and below. France forbids social media platforms to register users who are minors under the age of 13.

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JURIST

MARCH 24, 2024

Spain’s Audiencia Nacional high court ordered Telegram on Saturday to temporarily suspend its activities in the country, after a complaint by major media companies that users were sharing content without their permission, according to consumer advocacy group FACUA. FACUA condemned the decision, calling it “disproportionate.”

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Above The Law

JANUARY 19, 2024

The post Florida Has Yet Another Unconstitutional Social Media Bill; Wants To Ban Kids From Social Media appeared first on Above the Law. Florida man is at it again.

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JURIST

MARCH 29, 2024

Four of the largest school boards in Ontario sued the social media companies behind Instagram, Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok for disrupting their students’ daily education, according to a news release by the districts on Thursday. ” This lawsuit comes at a time of controversy for TikTok, Snapchat and other apps.

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SCOTUSBlog

MARCH 15, 2024

The court’s decisions came in a pair of cases, involving local officials in California and Michigan who blocked constituents who made repetitive and critical comments on their personal social media accounts. Friday’s ruling is the first of several expected this term involving the relationship between government and social media.

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APRIL 22, 2024

A California federal judge presiding over discovery in multidistrict litigation over whether social media platforms' design is addictive warned parties at a hearing Monday not to ask him to resolve disputes over confidentiality designations, asking repeatedly, "Why do they matter?"

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JURIST

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

sued California on Friday over California Assembly Bill 587 (AB 587), a state law requiring social media companies to publish their content moderation policies, arguing that the law violates the US Constitution’s First Amendment. The law mandates that social media companies publish how they moderate certain content on their platforms.

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JURIST

APRIL 22, 2024

Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday stated that it intends to challenge an order from the Australian eSafety Commissioner demanding the company remove certain posts on the platform regarding the recent attack against a Christian Bishop in Sydney. And social media has a social responsibility.”

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JURIST

JULY 9, 2023

This marks the second death of a reporter in Mexico so far this year and follows in the wake of 15 murders involving media members in 2022. Mexico also ranks 128th on the Reporters Without Borders World Press Freedom Index , which aims to compare the level of press freedom enjoyed by journalists and media across 180 countries and territories.

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HowAppealing

MARCH 18, 2024

“Supreme Court Wary of Ban on White House’s Social Media Contacts”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report. The post “Supreme Court Wary of Ban on White House’s Social Media Contacts” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

JUNE 18, 2023

Reporter Sans Frontieres (RSF), also known as Reporters Without Borders, announced Sunday that Algerian media mogul Ihsane El Kadi had his prison sentence extended to seven years by the Algerian Court of Appeal. The ruling comes a month after a court sentenced El Kadi to five years in prison and ordered his media company dissolved.

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APRIL 23, 2024

Brian Kemp imposes new restrictions on minors' internet usage, including requiring social media companies to verify that users are 16 or older unless they receive approval from an individual's parents to use the service. A bill signed into law Tuesday by Georgia Gov.

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SCOTUSBlog

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Share The Supreme Court on Monday appeared skeptical of a pair of laws in Texas and Florida that would regulate how large social media companies control content posted on their sites. Capitol in response to a belief that social media companies were censoring their users, especially those with conservative views.

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JURIST

AUGUST 23, 2023

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ruled Tuesday that the state police (PSP) must disclose its social media monitoring policy to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania under the state’s right-to-know law (RTKL). The case is an appeal from the Commonwealth Court of Pennslyvania. Justice David N.

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JURIST

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Deputy Minister of Information of Somalia Abdirahman Yusuf Saturday declared a crackdown on media organisations that publish “propaganda” for Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen (al-Shabaab). Beginning on October 9, media outlets that disseminate al-Shabaab messages and news will be punished.

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Above The Law

MARCH 27, 2024

The post Missouri AG Sues Media Matters For Aggravated MEAN TO TWITTER appeared first on Above the Law. He's also a wee smidge confused on civil procedure.

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Above The Law

APRIL 8, 2024

The post Learn To Earn: Social Media As A Business Intelligence Tool appeared first on Above the Law. Want to become a business development superstar? This episode of the Non-Eventcast is for you.

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JURIST

AUGUST 13, 2023

Operatives of the Taliban’s spy agency, the Islamic Emirate General Directorate of Intelligence detained Faqirzai, Saleh, and Hassas on allegations of contributing to exiled media outlets. The incarceration of these journalists has been met with condemnation from various media groups.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Well, social media services have job posting options, as well. There’s just a lot more that you can manage with a job posting on social media, than almost anywhere else. So, the next time you’re seeking after a new hire , take a fresh look at your social media services. B ut , wh at if you strike out there ? W ha t’s ne xt?

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JURIST

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Freed on Tuesday regarding whether public officials blocking constituents on personal social media accounts used for some public purposes amounts to state action under the First Amendment of the US Constitution. The post US Supreme Court hears arguments on public officials’ social media use appeared first on JURIST - News.

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HowAppealing

JANUARY 29, 2024

“Abortion Pills, Social Media Cases Top High Court March Calendar”: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson of Bloomberg Law has this report. The post “Abortion Pills, Social Media Cases Top High Court March Calendar” appeared first on How Appealing.

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JURIST

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The Sindh High Court issued a directive on Wednesday to the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to restore access to social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) which has been blocked by the orders of PTA since February 17, 2024.

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JURIST

MAY 26, 2022

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit Monday unanimously ruled in favor of a preliminary injunction against a Florida law regulating how social media companies moderate content on their platforms. The post US appeals court temporarily bars Florida social media law appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

JULY 17, 2023

He was the founder of ‘ Lo Real de Guerrero ‘, a Mexican media outlet. The post Mexico journalist killed amid spate of anti-news media violence appeared first on JURIST - News. Mexican journalist Nelson Matus Peña was shot and killed in the city of Acapulco in Guerrero on Saturday.

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Above The Law

MARCH 18, 2024

The post Supreme Court Gives Guidance On When Politicians Can Block You On Social Media appeared first on Above the Law. Trolling politicians on Facebook just got easier!

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The original lawsuit, filed in October, was heavily redacted and alleged that Meta engineered its social media platforms to maximize the number of youth users and the amount of time those youth users spent on the site in order to collect and sell their information for profit.

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JURIST

MARCH 28, 2022

Russian communications watchdog Roskomnadzor Sunday issued a directive prohibiting all Russian media outlets from publishing an interview of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. “Roskomnadzor warns the Russian media to refuse to publish this interview,” the statement said without providing any reasons. . .

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JURIST

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The Indian government issued an advisory to all social media platforms operating within the country on Tuesday in response to escalating concerns around the detrimental impact of deepfakes. The post India government issues advisory to combat deepfakes on social media platforms appeared first on JURIST - News.

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