Worldwide: Social Media

Connecticut's 2026 legislative session transformed the state's Unfair Trade Practices Act into a primary vehicle for technology regulation, creating fifteen new per se violations while systematically excluding private enforcement rights for AI and tech-related provisions. This shift represents a fundamental change in how Connecticut regulates technology companies, concentrating enforcement power exclusively with the Attorney General for areas ranging from AI companion safety to surveillance pricing.

A Florida woman filed a class action lawsuit against Gymshark after discovering fitness influencers she followed on Instagram were promoting the company's products without proper disclosure of their paid relationships.

Agriculture generates roughly 4% of global GDP, employs a quarter of the world's workforce, and is rapidly integrating AI into core operational decisions.

Major music rightsholders are aggressively pursuing copyright infringement claims against brands for using popular music in social media content, with a recent lawsuit against fashion...

A recent California court decision challenges Section 230 immunity for social media platforms, potentially exposing them to direct liability when their generative AI tools create fraudulent advertising content.

Readers of this blog are well aware of the rise in consumer privacy litigation involving California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) wiretap claims. Because CIPA is a broadly worded statute...

A California jury awarded $6 million in damages to a woman who alleged childhood social media use caused severe mental health issues, marking one of the first verdicts holding major tech companies financially...

We lawyers have been nagging our clients for years – both from the brand side and the influencer side- because the FTC has made it very clear that everyone along the advertising spectrum can...

March 2026 saw three important court decisions that may affect the internet as we know it today. A Supreme Court decision took a step forward for a free and robust internet that encourages the free flow of information, while two state court decisions each took steps back from this same free flow of information over the internet.