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SEC Chair Mary Jo White on social media

  • Leonard, Street and Deinard
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 16 2013

In testimony before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services, SEC Chair Mary Jo White stated that the Netflix Section 21(a

The wrath of the hoax and social media

  • Holding Redlich
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  • Australia
  • -
  • May 15 2013

Recently, a twitter hoax of an explosion at the White House (which was said to have injured the President) wiped $130 billion off the S&P 500 in just

Social media approved as Regulation FD compliant disclosure

  • Seyfarth Shaw LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 13 2013

On April 2, 2013 the SEC released guidance relating to the use of social media sites to disclose material non-public information in compliance with

Protecting privacy or enabling fraud? Employee social media password protection laws may clash with FINRA rules

  • Proskauer Rose LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 8 2013

As a growing number of states pass legislation which will protect individuals' social media accounts from employer scrutiny, they have encountered a

Status: the SEC just “liked” using social media for certain company announcements

  • Dorsey & Whitney LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 3 2013

When the CEO of Netflix posted new company metrics on his personal Facebook page last summer, everyone inside and outside the social world took

Corporate governance update: April 2013

  • Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 1 2013

In a press release on April 2, 2013, the SEC issued a report that makes clear that companies can use social media forums to announce key information

Friend me? SEC approves communication through social media

  • Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 30 2013

As we highlighted at the end of last year, the SEC issued a Wells notice to Netflix Inc. regarding a post by Netflix CEO Reed Hasting on his personal

SEC OKs social media for company announcements; investors must be alerted

  • Loeb & Loeb LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 29 2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a report concluding that social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, may constitute legitimate

NYSE issues guidance on use of social media as a disclosure tool

  • Holland & Knight LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 29 2013

On April 2, 2013, the SEC issued a report and press release making it clear that companies are permitted to use social media outlets to disclose

Breaking news: zombies have taken over Parliament

  • MARQUE Lawyers
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • April 24 2013

As events overnight have shown, it's easy for social media hoaxes to have real world impact. The AP's Twitter account was hacked and a tweet that