United States: Social Media

On October 6, 2025, Governor Newsom signed SB 707 enacting what some commentators have termed the most significant changes to the Ralph M. Brown Act since its initial enactment in 1953.

Among the hundreds of bills passed during New York's 2025 legislative session are several pieces of legislation that impose regulations on developing and using AI.

Just before leaving office, former Missouri AG Andrew Bailey withdrew a proposed rule that would have barred social media companies from requiring users to rely solely on in-house content moderation.

On September 9, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a district court's denial of a preliminary injunction as to certain provisions of California's Protecting Our Kids...

On October 6, 2025, in Salazar v. National Basketball Association, No. 22 Civ. 07935, 2025 WL 2830939 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 6, 2025), Judge Jennifer L. Rochon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York...

In Patterson v. Meta Platforms, Inc., the New York Appellate Division, Fourth Department, held in a split decision that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act ("Section 230")––a federal statute that prohibits treating providers of "interactive computer services" as publishers of third-party content ––barred tort causes of action that sought to hold several social media companies liable for their algorithmic content recommendations.

E-commerce platforms offering consumer products should take note of the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) first action enforcing the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for Consumers Act (INFORM Consumers Act), announced against Temu on September 5, 2025.

Being accused of sexual misconduct in college is a deeply serious and often overwhelming situation. Title IX investigations can move swiftly...

New York state's new smartphone ban in schools has left parents and guardians wondering how the ban might impact their student's individualized education plan (IEP) or 504 Plan.