Are Retweets Endorsements?: Disclaimers and Social Media
“RTs do not = endorsements.”
We’ve all seen it on Twitter bios, usually bios belonging to members of the media.
These kinds of disclaimers, disassociating the tweets from the people
who retweet them, are common. The Twitter bio belonging to…
Intentional Grounding II: Can Public Colleges Monitor Athletes’ Tweets?
On Feb. 3, The New York Times’ college sports blog "The Quad" reported about the flip side of my prior post on colleges limiting athletes’ social media messages and postings: A bill currently pending in the Maryland state legislature
would b…
How Much is a Twitter Account Worth? (And Is It Enough to Keep You in Federal Court?)
While doing some research on recent media law suits here at the CMLP, I came across a particularly interesting case involving a dispute over the ownership of a Twitter account: PhoneDog, LLC v. Kravitz.
The facts are relatively straightforward. Phon…
Facebook, Twitter and DHS: Which One of These Things is Not Like the Others?
It’s tricky monitoring public information online, especially if you’re the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Having the government turn a blind eye to information that anyone can read seems strange, yet the practice raises significant question…
The Government Says You Are Better Off Passing Out Flyers in a Ski Mask Than Tweeting Controversial Material
Back in December, I posted a blog recounting a truly bizarre experience: sitting in on what I thought would be an open court hearing, and instead witnessing the closing off of the judicial process to the public. We had gone to court to argue our motion…
Why Twitter’s New Censorship Tool Isn’t As Bad As It Seems
Last Thursday, Twitter announced that it would start censoring tweets by denying access to specific tweets in countries where those tweets would be illegal. Naturally, this has caused a lot of concern online.
Some see the announcement as a firs…
Ron Paul not allowed to find out who posted mean video about Jon Huntsman on YouTube
Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee, Inc. v. Does, 12-00240 (N.D. Cal. January 25, 2012) (Hat tip to Venkat for posting a link to this decision.) Ron Paul’s campaign — Ron Paul 2012 Presidential Campaign Committee, Inc. — sued some John Doe defendants in federal court over an offensive video attacking former (but then current) [...]
Twitter, WikiLeaks, and Your Right to Privacy
Today we’re filing an appeal in the legal battle over the records of several Twitter users being sought by the government in connection with its WikiLeaks investigation. In this latest round, we’re again fighting to make public the government&…
Civil Liberties in the Digital Age: Weekly Highlights (1/6/2012)
In the digital age that we live in today, we are constantly exposing our personal information online. From using cell phones and GPS devices to online shopping and sending e-mail, the things we do and say online leave behind ever-growing trails of pers…
WTF? (What the Fawkes?)
Rosa Luxemburg famously said that those who do not move cannot feel their chains. This morning in Suffolk county court, the ACLU of Massachusetts and our client moved. And we felt our chains.
I had gone to court to listen to our legal team argue a ca…
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