At Meta’s 2019 “F8” virtual development conference, Mark Zuckerberg stood in front of a presentation screen displaying the words, “the future is private.” Zuckerberg’s talking points centered on “build[ing] a more privacy-focused social media platform.” Increasing Meta’s focus on…
At a time when the internet’s potential was almost entirely unknown, members of Congress set forth to protect the diverse discourse, cultural development, and intellectual progression that the internet promised to offer. Congress boasted that the internet and other interactive…
Patriarchal social structures, bastions of male privilege, and misogynistic values have been embedded in American culture since the time “the butcher Christopher Columbus and his ilk arrived in the Americas” centuries ago. Not only have women been scrutinized as less…
Introduction Section 230 immunity of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”) shields internet service providers from liability for the content posted on their sites by third-party users in almost all instances. One such instance is libelous tweets, meaning Twitter cannot be…
If you’ve been paying any attention to the latest cryptocurrency news and even if you haven’t you’ve probably heard something about the new NFT craze that has been sweeping the space. NFTs are “non-fungible tokens” that are stored on a…
2021 has brought a dramatic increase in the number of states proposing bills to regulate the participation of transgender athletes in school sports. More specifically, these bills target transgender women’s participation in women’s athletics, with proponents stating that they are…
On August 27, a 12-year-old boy in Colorado flashed a toy gun, emblazoned with the words “Zombie Hunter,” across the screen during his virtual art class. The school’s vice principal later called the boy’s mother to inform her that a…
There are many concerns regarding the current Coronavirus pandemic. We’re concerned with our health and the health of our friends, family, and neighbors. We’re concerned with the current state of the economy and the future economic outlook given the pandemic.…
Join With Computer Audio. Send Personal Information to Facebook. By now, you’re more than likely familiar with the first prompt—it’s the text that appears when you first open Zoom, and by enabling this function you can join a meeting using…
In recent weeks, an Illinois statute enacted in 2008 has garnered much attention from the legal community. The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) governs the retention, collection, disclosure and destruction of biometric identifiers and biometric information (“biometric data”) by…
TikTok is a social network, yet it operates differently than any other social media app we know. It is most popularly known for teenagers’ lip syncing and dancing yet also hosts a wide range of public shareable content, such as…
Advanced technology and the rise of social media networks have led to a vast increase in video sharing, whether it be for entertainment or news. Recent innovations in technology have also allowed people to edit videos, creating falsified or fabricated…
