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Social Media Law in a Nutshell

2nd Edition
Ryan Garcia | Thaddeus Hoffmeister
ISBN: 9781647084042
Subject: Computers/Cyberspace
Format: Print - Softbound
Page Count: 454
Copyright: 2022 | Status: In Stock
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Social media has transformed how the world communicates. Its impact has been felt in every corner of our society including the law. Social Media Law in a Nutshell is a wide-ranging look of how the social media transformation has impacted various legal fields. From marketing to employment to torts to criminal law to copyright and beyond, virtually every legal field has been changed by social media. By looking at high level concerns and example cases, Social Media Law in a Nutshell attempts to give practitioners exposure to social media issues and concerns so they can better advise clients and approach the new social media world with their legal eyes opened to new and old risks alike. This book can also serve as a text for law professors looking to expose law students to the burgeoning area of Social Media Law. The second addition covers new cases, regulations, and guidance from government regulators in the social media space.


Imprint: West Academic Publishing
Series: Nutshells
Publication Date: 04/25/2022
Related Subject(s): Privacy Law

Ryan Garcia, University of Texas School of Law

Thaddeus Hoffmeister, University of Dayton School of Law

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  • Covers new guidance by the FTC on how influencers should disclose business relationships
  • Addresses new Supreme Court ruling on the applicability of the CFAA to social media terms
  • FTC enforcement action against Musical.ly (now known as TikTok) for COPPA violations (Ch 7)
  • Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L. (Supreme Court case about high school cheerleaders making disparaging comments about their school on social media) (Ch 7)
  • FOSTA/SESTA (Ch 8)
  • Digital kidnapping (Ch 9)
  • Packing v. North Carolina (Supreme Court case about banning sex offenders from social media) (Ch 9)
  • Carpenter v. U.S. (Supreme Court case about accessing cell site location information) (Ch 10)
  • U.S. v. Tsarnaev (Supreme Court case examining social media and voir dire questioning) (Ch 10)
  • Florida Supreme Court examines whether judges can friend attorneys (Ch 12)

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