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How Lululemon Is Fighting "Dupe" Culture – And What It Means

In the social media era, the rise of so-called "dupes" (lower-priced look-alike versions of popular products) has shifted from a fringe practice into a mainstream consumer trend. Platforms like TikTok and Instagram actively...

United States Media & IT

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Marks Gray

California's Year-End Privacy Wave: What Businesses Need To Know

The State of California continues to lead the way on privacy, data, social media, and artificial intelligence legislation (which we previously covered here).

United States Privacy

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Expanded Social Media Screening For H-1B And H-4 Visa Applicants

The Department of State has announced that, effective December 15, 2025, all H-1B and H-4 visa applicants will be subject to an online presence review, expanding a requirement previously...

United States Immigration

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

DOS Expands Social Media Vetting To H-1B And H-4 Visa Applicants

Starting December 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will extend its enhanced social media vetting to H-1B specialty-occupation workers and their H-4 dependent family members.

United States Immigration

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Klasko

FTC Loses Challenge To Meta's Instagram And WhatsApp Deals: Agency Fails To Prove Monopoly In A Fast-Paced Landscape

United States Anti-trust

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

A Strategic Framework For Sports Franchise Investment And Due Diligence (Part I Of III)

United States Media & IT

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

Federal Appeals Court Allows Florida To Enforce Social Media Law Regulating Social Media Use By Minors

United States Media & IT

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Losey

Online Gaming Litigation: Plaintiffs' Next Big Bet

United States Media & IT

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Arnold & Porter

Device-Pairing Patents With Familiar Named Inventor Asserted Against Apple

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

NAD Addresses Disclosures On TikTok Shop

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Double Disclosures Revisited

United States Media & IT

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

An App Developer's Guide To App Store Age-Assurance Laws

United States Privacy

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BakerHostetler

Insights From NAD Director Marcus At Recent ANA Conference

United States Media & IT

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BakerHostetler

Navigating Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) Compliance: Defend Your Business From Costly Class Actions

United States Litigation

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BrownWinick Law

AI Innovation Is Accelerating, But Oversight Is Fragmented: Why ADR Must Fill The Governance Gap

United States Litigation

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JAMS

FBI's Most Recent Gambling Arrests Suggest Sports-Betting Regulations Are Effective

United States Media & IT

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Duane Morris LLP

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Health Care Mediation Strategies: How To Resolve Complex Provider, Reimbursement, And Compliance Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

USPTO Proposes Dramatic Restrictions For Inter Partes Review Institution

United States IP

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Osha Bergman Watanabe & Burton LLP

Med Spas At The Intersection Of Beauty, Wellness, And Law

Medical spas (commonly called "med spas") blend the clinical capabilities of an aesthetic medical practice with the hospitality and branding of a luxury spa.

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

OOPS, He Did It Again

California governor Gavin Newsom has signed a trio of new privacy measures into law, including a measure to facilitate consumer use of opt-out preference signals (OOPS) on web browsers

United States Privacy

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

FTC Fails To Establish That Social Media Company Has Monopoly Power

The decision followed a six-week bench trial that included testimony from high-ranking Meta executives, including Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg

United States Anti-trust

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Duane Morris LLP

Lessons Learnt From Ofcom's First Enforcement Of The Online Safety Act - Lessons From 4chan

Since the Online Safety Act's (OSA) first requirements came into force in January 2025, Ofcom has published its first confirmation decision of a financial penalty under the legislation (Confirmation Decision).

United States Media & IT

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Warning! States Continue To Worry About Social Media And Teens

United States Privacy

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

California Attorney General Seeks Public Comment On New Legislation To Protect Minors From Addictive Algorithms In Social Media Websites

United States Privacy

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Jones Day

Recap—When The Ad Writes Itself: Navigating The Legal Frontier Of Agentic AI In Advertising

United States Technology

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

FTC And NAD Enforcement Priorities & ANA 2025

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

When Jury Duty Means Surrendering Your Digital Life: Judge Orrick's LinkedIn Sanction And The Surveillance Of American Jurors

United States Privacy

YMF Law Tokyo

The Ad Standard: Monthly Update - November 2025

United States Media & IT

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Beyond Free Speech: How Clear Social Media Policies Protect Both Employers And Employees

United States Employment

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Fennemore

From TikTok To Taxes: A New Chapter In The Music Industry Playbook

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

AI's Passport Problem: How Can Media And Content Creators Navigate Fragmented Copyright Laws In A Global World?

Worldwide Technology

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Children's Online Privacy And Safety: State Laws, Age-Appropriate Design, And Emerging Compliance Trends Beyond COPPA

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Beyond Free Speech: How Clear Social Media Policies Protect Both Employers And Employees

In today's always-online world, a single tweet, TikTok, or Facebook comment can travel faster than a company's HR department can respond.

United States Employment

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Fennemore

From TikTok To Taxes: A New Chapter In The Music Industry Playbook

The music industry has transformed — and so has the way artists build careers.

United States Media & IT

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MGO CPA LLP

AI's Passport Problem: How Can Media And Content Creators Navigate Fragmented Copyright Laws In A Global World?

Creating and distributing AI-generated content internationally implicates diverse—and often conflicting—laws. Part of a series: The Generative Slate...

Worldwide Technology

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Children's Online Privacy And Safety: State Laws, Age-Appropriate Design, And Emerging Compliance Trends Beyond COPPA

Regulators are intensifying efforts to address the complex challenges of protecting children's privacy and safety in an increasingly digital world.

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

UniQom Picks Up Where Identity Security Left Off

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Social Media, Free Speech, And The Workplace: Navigating The Modern Legal Landscape

The intersection of protected speech and employment law continues to challenge employers striving to maintain productive, inclusive workplaces.

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Significant Brown Act Amendments Enacted Under SB 707

On October 6, 2025, Governor Newsom signed SB 707 enacting what some commentators have termed the most significant changes to the Ralph M. Brown Act since its initial enactment in 1953.

United States Government

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Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

New York Poised To Be At The Forefront Of AI Regulation; Five Bills Await Gov. Hochul's Action

Among the hundreds of bills passed during New York's 2025 legislative session are several pieces of legislation that impose regulations on developing and using AI.

United States Technology

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Former Missouri Attorney General Quietly Withdraws First Of Its Kind Content Moderation Rule (Podcast)

Just before leaving office, former Missouri AG Andrew Bailey withdrew a proposed rule that would have barred social media companies from requiring users to rely solely on in-house content moderation.

United States Media & IT

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

#How Influencers Get Paid

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Lightning Round: Navigating Social Media In The 2025 Workplace—What Employers Need To Know

United States Employment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

California Governor Gavin Newsom Signs Seven New Data Privacy Laws

United States Privacy

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Perkins Coie LLP

California Enacts Social Media Platform Warning Label Law

United States Media & IT

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Cozen O'Connor

Protecting Tribal Youth In The Social Media Era

United States Media & IT

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Galanda Broadman

The State Of Employment Law: 28 States Limit Employer Access To Private Social Media Accounts

United States Media & IT

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

California Leads The Charge In Protecting Children Online

United States Media & IT

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Mayer Brown

When Music Meets Fashion: Chrome Hearts vs. Neil Young

United States IP

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Marks Gray

California Enacts Landmark Age Verification, Social Media Warning, And AI Chatbot Safety Laws

United States Technology

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

To What Degree Should Clips Of Copyright-Protected Music Be Allowed In Social Videos?

United States IP

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Marks Gray

The Ad Standard: Monthly Update - October 2025

United States Media & IT

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

New Law And Regulations Expand California's Data Broker Oversight

United States Technology

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta: What The Ninth Circuit's Ruling Could Mean For Online Speech Regulation

United States Media & IT

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Crowell & Moring LLP

The NBA Sinks The Second Shot: New York Federal Court Grants Second Motion To Dismiss In Putative Privacy Class Action

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

N.Y. Appellate Court Holds That Section 230 And First Amendment Protect Social Media Algorithmic Content Recommendation

United States Media & IT

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Non-binding Guidance: The Administration's Focus On Direct-to-Consumer Prescription Drug Advertising (Podcast)

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Ropes & Gray LLP

LaborSpeak: NY Social Media Law (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2024 Will Be A Year Of Reinvention And Reinvestment In The Future Of Local News (Video)

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AlixPartners

Metaverse Avatars: A Pandora's Box Of Legal Issues? (Video)

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Gamma Law

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