Virginia's lawsuit against TikTok and parent company ByteData may continue, a state court ruled Friday.
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Social media platforms are facing intense scrutiny over how they collect, share and monetize user data. As new state and federal laws focus on age verification, parental controls and transparency requirements, social media companies face legal risks around algorithmic targeting, third-party tracking and children's safety. This page follows key legislation, investigations and lawsuits shaping privacy practices for major social platforms.
Meta and TikTok may have breached provisions of the Digital Services Act (DSA) regarding transparency and user rights and empowerment, the European Commission said Friday. Neither company commented immediately.
The European Commission is assessing whether ChatGPT qualifies as a Very Large Online Platform (VLOP) under the Digital Services Act (DSA), a spokesman said Wednesday during a briefing. That could have implications for the company's use of targeted advertising.
The California DOJ will hold a Nov. 5 public hearing as part of the lead-up to a rulemaking for the state’s new social media addiction regulation, Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) announced Thursday.
After a federal judge said the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) was “a total mess” in a ruling Friday, a privacy lawyer touted Judge Vince Chhabria for “call[ing] it like it is.”
A growing number of wiretapping cases are being brought against schools that register for free analytics services without realizing the third parties are then collecting data from visitors to the school website and using it, said Fisher Phillips lawyers in a blog post Friday.
A Massachusetts bill about employers’ use of electronic monitoring and automated decisions advanced in the state Senate this week. The Internet Committee approved and sent S-35 to the Ways and Means Committee on Thursday. The panel also cleared a social media accountability bill (see 2510160046).
Whether age-gating measures truly protect children online or just raise other legal concerns is unclear, speakers said during Hogan Lovells' The Data Chronicles podcast Thursday, which focused on age assurance in the U.S. and U.K.
State lawmakers and tech industry stakeholders are seeking clarity on DOJ's August examination of “adverse” state regulations, an inquiry seen as broad and so far undefined.
Massachusetts would create a social media transparency and accountability office under a bill advanced Thursday by the Senate Internet Committee. S-51 will go next to Senate Ways and Means.