In this article, Stella Brocker explores a currently blocked Ohio law that would impose age-based restrictions on social media usage, causing such use by minors to be subject to parental consent. She analyzes the constitutional issues implicated by such legislation and considers alternative regulatory strategies for lawmakers that may be better suited to address the harms associated with youth social media use and access.
TikTok and Free Speech: TikTok’s First Amendment Case Against the Government
In this article, Erin Gray discusses the upcoming TikTok ban and the resulting lawsuit TikTok filed against the United States. Gray explores how the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit may rule on TikTok's First Amendment challenge of the ban.
Conflicts Between E.U. and U.S. Social Media Regulation
Ross Chambers discusses the Differences Between E.U. and U.S. Social Media Regulation and the Impact of 303 Creative on the Upcoming Supreme Court Social Media Free Speech Cases.
Deepfakes: The Effect on Women and Potential Protections
Author Micah Kindred discusses deepfakes, the effect this technology has had on individuals, especially women, and potential protections.
The Alphabet Mafia, Social Media Companies, and Public Accommodations Laws
In this article, Tori DeLaney discusses the state of content moderation as it relates to LGBTQ+ content creators and how public accommodation laws and principles might be used to expand the liability of social media companies who engage in discriminatory content moderation practices.
The Contract Dropout: Brands Scramble to Drop Ye Following His Embrace of Antisemitism
In this article, Associate Member Adam Drapcho discusses Ye's string of offensive statements and the likely use of morals clauses by brands cutting ties with the rapper and designer.
Why “Kidfluencers” Deserve Monetary Protections Like Child Actors
Associate Member Haley Dominique explores the rise of the โKidfluencerโ and how states must, at the very least, adopt laws that financially protect them due to the exploitation and privacy violations inflicted on them by their parents or guardians.
