Posts Tagged ‘twitter’

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I’ve seen three interesting social media issues arise in the hours following the Supreme Court’s decision this morning on Obamacare: 1. Premature enunciation and the ensuing bruhaha In a rush to report on the extremely complex decision, CNN’s website briefly stated that the healthcare law had been overturned. Folks on Twitter were quick to Full story

“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... Full story

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... Full story

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... Full story

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... Full story

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... Full story

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... Full story

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) Full story

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&... Full story