(First published June 29, 2022)
Meta (FKA Facebook) is facing eight lawsuits in different jurisdictions on the same subject – whether the algorithms on FB and Instagram causes addictive behavior and have deleterious effects on young users – arguing that the coding does not fall under the same safe harbor for user-generated content created by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. [Today’s General Counsel]
Two attorneys at Holland & Knight, representing a crypto exchange, have deployed a non-fungible token (NFT) to officially serve a temporary restraining order (TRO) on anonymous defendants in a hacking case, with the approval of the court. [Law.com $ | CryptoNews]
From the NY Times: “Microsoft Plans to Eliminate Face Analysis Tools in Push for ‘Responsible A.I.’; The technology giant will stop offering automated tools that predict a person’s gender, age and emotional state and will restrict the use of its facial recognition tool.”
The Digital Defense Fund has published a guide to protect digital privacy around reproductive issues.
Yuga Labs, creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection (try saying that 5 times fast) is suing conceptual artist Ryder Ripps and others for trademark infringement, arguing that Ripps et al created fake Bored Ape NFTs to scam consumers. [Docket on CourtListener]
In addition to co-sponsoring the Health and Location Data Protection Act of 2022 put forward by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. – MA) earlier this month, Sen. Ron Wyden (D. – OR) is sponsoring the My Body, My Data Act to specifically protect reproductive health data. [Bill Summary | Bill text]
Upsolve, the legaltech provider of self-service bankruptcy software, was successful in New York State, winning a preliminary injunction against the Attorney General’s office with the court finding that “the First Amendment protects their legal advice as speech.” However, in Maryland, the company ran into trouble when a court found that a portion of its software “did engage in the unauthorized practice of law.” [Law.com ($)]