156 results found
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 12 May 2022
A Social Media Influencer’s Nightmare - Fun Filters on Instagram and Facebook Disabled in Illinois and Texas
This week Meta, formerly known as Facebook, announced that it has disabled augmented reality effects, including filters and avatars, for its users in…
Sakshar Law Associates | India | 21 Apr 2022
Understanding the Enforcement of Celebrity Rights
Recently, a copyright infringement suit was filed in the Trivandrum District Court against Facebook India the suit was filed that a certain unknown…
McMillan LLP | Canada | 15 Feb 2022
Privacy, Please: Firm that Breached Instagram’s Privacy Policies Loses Class Action Ruling
The BC Supreme Court recently certified a class action proceeding against Hyp3R Inc. (" Hyp3R "), a US-based marketing firm that collected…
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia, European Union, etc. | 18 Jan 2022
Cryptoasset adverts: how should they be regulated?
A total ban, aligned to financial product promotion rules, or regulated like online gambling? A look at different regulatory approaches.
Lexology PRO | Canada | 29 Nov 2021
Canadian Instagram users to receive C$25 million in damages
A Canadian court has ordered marketing platform Hyp3r to pay C$24.9 million (US$19.5 million) in damages after it failed to oppose a class action lawsuit.
Spruson & Ferguson | Australia | 28 Oct 2021
Insta, the power of a prefix - Instagram successfully opposes registration of INSTADATE
Instagram is often referred to as “Insta”, and the power of consumer recognition of that reference has helped Instagram LLC succeed in opposing the…
Perlman & Perlman LLP | USA | 11 Oct 2021
Qualified Sponsorship Payments, UBIT, and Social Media - A Reminder For Nonprofits
Nonprofits and for-profits (in this article, “Brands” for easy reference) can collaborate in a number of ways to benefit both organizations…
Johnson Winter & Slattery | Australia | 8 Sep 2021
The Voller Appeal: High Court confirms liability for third party Facebook comments
Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd v Dylan Voller; Nationwide News Pty Limited v Dylan Voller; Australian News Channel Pty Ltd v Dylan Voller [2021]…
Lexology PRO | USA | 24 Aug 2021
FTC expands attack on Facebook data policies
An updated Federal Trade Commission antitrust complaint against Facebook has added detail about the privacy impact caused by the company’s allegedly monopolistic conduct.
Lexology PRO | Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, etc. | 2 Aug 2021
EU launches Phase II probe into Facebook/Kustomer deal
The European Commission has opened its second in-depth merger investigation following an Article 22 referral, this time examining Facebook’s acquisition of customer service platform Kustomer.
