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EPIC Tells Court that Privacy Protections Don’t Violate the First Amendment
December 18, 2024
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
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Privacy Laws
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Section 230
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Updates
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In Anderson v. TikTok, the Third Circuit Applies Questionable First Amendment Reasoning to Arrive at the Correct Section 230 Outcome
October 10, 2024
The opinion correctly held that Section 230 did not bar the claims to the extent that they alleged TikTok’s own algorithmic design caused the tragic circumstances, but it arrived at its decision through a questionable First Amendment analysis instead of careful Section 230 reasoning. TikTok is now asking the entire Third Circuit to re-hear the case and overturn the initial ruling.
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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Section 230
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The First Amendment
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Analysis
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The First Amendment & Platform Regulation
August 5, 2024
Regulating online platforms sometimes implicates First Amendment concerns for users' speech and association rights.
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The First Amendment
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The First Amendment
July 22, 2024
Regulating online platforms sometimes implicates First Amendment concerns for users' speech and association rights.
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The First Amendment
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SCOTUS Finds No Standing for Plaintiffs in Murthy v. Missouri First Amendment Jawboning Case
June 26, 2024
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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The First Amendment
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Updates
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Judge Adopts Dangerously Overbroad View of First Amendment That Could Threaten Privacy Laws Nationwide
September 19, 2023
The case, brought by big tech advocacy group Netchoice, threatens the viability of existing and future privacy legislation, including efforts to minimize the amount of information tech companies collect and use for targeted advertising and surveillance.
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Children's Privacy
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EPIC Amicus Brief Urges Court to Recognize First Amendment Right to Livestream the Police
November 16, 2021
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Updates
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Supreme Court to Decide Whether the First Amendment Protects Donor Privacy
January 11, 2021
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Donor Privacy
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Updates
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Professors Hartzog and Richards: Clearview AI Gets Privacy and First Amendment Wrong
September 14, 2020
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Consumer Privacy
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Face Surveillance & Biometrics
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Surveillance Oversight
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Web Scraping
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Updates
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