DefamationEntertainment LawFeaturedSocial Media
March 6, 2026By Ashley Bolwell
Colleen Hoover’s “It Ends With Us” was a box hit when it premiered on August 9, 2024, rolling in earnings of over $200 million worldwide.[i] However, in the subsequent two years after the film’s release, public discourse has shifted the conversation from film’s exploration of domestic violence to allegations of behind-the-scenes misconduct experienced by Blake […]
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Constitutional LawFeaturedFirst Amendment
March 26, 2025By Donovan Smith
On January 7, 2025, Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg (“Zuckerberg”) announced the discontinuation of the company’s fact-checking program on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram. Meta will now rely on its 3.2 billion daily users to identify and correct inaccurate or false posts.[i] This system is similar to the one used by […]
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Constitutional LawFeaturedFirst AmendmentSocial Media
April 1, 2024By Lauren Viola
Constitutional law in the digital age has just changed forever. On March 15, 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States in Lindke v. Freed and O’Connor-Ratcliff v. Garnier determined when public officials’ actions on social media platforms are considered state action, implicating First Amendment rights.[i] At the heart of both cases is the […]
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CensorshipFeaturedFirst AmendmentFree SpeechSocial Media
November 8, 2023By Kevin Nakfour
Much like the war on drugs, war has formally been waged against the spread of misinformation. Social media has become a battleground, and the federal government has taken measures to combat online content it considers “hazardous.” In essence, the federal government has been accused of doing the work for social media companies, taking it […]
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