Two state laws from Texas and Florida, that could upend the way social media companies handle content moderation are still up in the air. The Supreme Court sent the challenges back to lower courts, which vacates previous rulings. In a 9 - 0 decision in Moody v. NetChoice and NetChoice v. Paxton, the Supreme Court said that earlier rulings in lower courts had not properly evaluated the laws’ impact on the First Amendment. Never heard of NetChoice? It’s an industry group representing Meta, Google, X and other large tech companies. So it’s incredibly well-funded. NetChoice argued that the laws were unconstitutional. The Texas law, passed in 2021, allows users to sue large social media companies over alleged “censorship” of their political views. The Supreme Court suspended the law in 2022 following a legal challenge. The Florida measure, also passed in 2021, attempted to impose fines on social media companies for banning politicians – that’s also on hold. Justice Elena Kagan said that lower court rulings in both cases “concentrated” on the issue of “whether a state law can regulate the content-moderation practices used in Facebook’s News Feed (or near equivalents).” However, she writes, “they did not address the full range of activities the laws cover, and measure the constitutional against the unconstitutional applications.” It seems the lower courts need to do their homework. — Mat Smith The biggest stories you might have missed The Kindle Scribe Essentials bundle is... Continue reading at 'Engadget'
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Reviews editor Annie Coreno recommends '#Republic: Divided Democracy in the Age of Social Media' by Cass R. Sunstein, an incisive look at the intersection of the Internet and democracy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Folio: Association Media Summit speaker and VP of Editorial at SHRM shares his take on the role of social in non-profit media. The post Social Media for Association Magazines: Q&A with Tony Lee appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two weeks of convulsive change at three of the most prestigious magazine publishers, while Facebook grows by nearly 60 percent. The post Restructurings, Downsizings, and a Social-Media Steamroller appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novelist Jenny Colgan deactivated her Twitter account this weekend after her Guardian review of The Secret Lives of the Amir Sisters by Nadiya Hussain, ghostwritten by Ayisha Mailk, sparked angry reactions on social media. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With ebook libraries, Amazon Prime Reading and the plethora of online services available putting free publications in your various devices, it's a wonder that people still pay any money for books anymore. But a new website called Honest Few is found... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The angst was palpable at Digital Media Strategies 2016, an annual industry conference held on Wednesday and Thursday at a hotel in Times Square.While there are myriad challenges facing the media companies of today, combatting the power and market share of the social media giants -- often called... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Social media doesn’t exist as a grand platform for your experiments. It exists to make money for its owners. The post Memo to Magazine Media: Social Networks Are Not Altruistic appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Guardian News and Media editor-in-chief Katharine Viner laid out some serious home truths about the risks of publishing in an algorithm and platform-dominated era, to 370 advertisers at the ad trade body ISBA's annual lunch. "Social media companies have become overwhelmingly powerful in... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It's common sense to not post pictures on social media that may convey an irresponsible lifestyle to current or future employers. But there's a subtler dynamic at play we should consider, especially today, National Camera Day, before we upload that beautiful Hawaiian sunset. What if the pictures... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In the lives of many consumers, social networks have begun to replace traditional news outlets as their primary source of news, making it much more difficult for publishers who still rely on a more traditional business model to earn revenue from their stories. In its annual report on digital... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2016-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus has acquired a non-fiction title by social media stars Jack Gilinsky and Jack Johnson, known on social media as Jack & Jack. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Germany's publishing industry reels from a Supreme Court ruling on copyright levies that could plunge some houses into bankruptcy, legal counsel to the Börsenverein tells us that a Constitutional Court challenge will be attempted. The post Dr. Jessica Sänger: Germany’s Börsenverein Will Back... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lawyers tell PW it is likely the court simply did not get to the case, and will be relisted for a future conference. The court's next scheduled conference is April 15. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Supreme Court has put the case on the calendar for its April 1 conference, meaning the end of the more than 10-year old case could be near. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The high court could soon decide whether to review long-running case over Google’s library scanning program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pow! Zap! Bam! DC Comics has won its crusade against Batmobile duplicates. The comic book publisher's legal battle with a Temecula mechanic over knockoffs of Batman's prized vehicle won't go before the Supreme Court. On Monday, the high court declined to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple's last shot at avoiding a $450 million ebook price fixing settlement just went out the window. The US Supreme Court has declined to hear Apple's challenge of an appeals court decision that left the company on the hook for allegedly conspiring... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple will pay $450 million as a settlement for ebook price fixing after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the company's appeal of a lower court's antitrust ruling.The Supreme Court's decision Monday ends Apple's appeal of the antitrust case against the company and five book publishers and... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2016-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Supreme Court last week once again delayed a decision on whether to review Apple's ebook price-fixing case. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A group of antitrust scholars gathered online at the Truth on the Market blog for a symposium titled: The Apple E-Books Antitrust Case: Implications for Antitrust Law and for the Economy. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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