Report from Reuters In Brief – The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that online commerce platform Shopify, based in Canada, could face a class action lawsuit in California for allegedly violating state privacy laws. An en banc panel overturned an earlier...
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Virginia AG Says State Will Enforce Social Media Teen Time Limit Law
Report from Axios In Brief – Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones announced that he will “fully enforce” the state’s new law limiting minors under 16 to one hour per day on any single social media platform, even as a legal challenge brought by tech industry trade group...
German Court Orders X to Share Platform Data on Hungarian Election Activity
Report from Euractiv In Brief – The Berlin Court of Appeals has ordered social media platform X to give two Germany-based elections researchers access to data related to the reach and engagement with posts related to Hungary's April 12 election. Hungary's Prime...
EU Commission Opens Formal Digital Services Act Investigation of Shein
Report from EuroNews In Brief – The European Commission has announced a formal investigation of Chinese ecommerce platform Shein under the Digital Services Act (DSA), 2022 legislation regulating how digital platforms address illegal and objectional content. Platforms...
Judge Allowing California AG Lawsuit Targeting TikTok’s Addictive Design
Report from Bloomberg In Brief – A California judge has tentatively ruled that TikTok must face the state’s lawsuit alleging the platform’s design is addictive and harmful to children. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Beth McGowen rejected the company’s attempt...
Federal Judge Allows School District Social Media Lawsuit to Proceed
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