LibGuides: Technology in Law: Social Media & Law

Video - Ethics and Social Media in Court

Web Resources - Social Media Law

CALI Lesson: Social Media Research Tools and Ethics
Social Media Law Research Guide
Florida State University College of Law
New York State Bar Ass'n Social Media Ethics Guidelines 2019
While many other states have ethics opinions on social media, New York State has one of the most comprehensive.
NLRB and Social Media
Social Media and Democracy - The State of the Field, Prospects for Reform

News and Blogs

Social Media Law Bulletin (Blog)
by Norton Rose Fulbright
Bloomberg Law: eDiscovery & Legal Tech
Current awareness. Scroll down to OTHER TOPICS and select Social Media.
Lexis Legal News
Includes Law 360, which is particularly good. There is also a free Law360 website. The website version of LAW360 is available in the Lexis platform HERE.
Federal Trade Commission Blog
Posts regarding consumer law and social media, such as the FTC Facebook Privacy settlement.
Shear on Social Media, Crypto & Tech Law
"This platform is published by Brad Shear. He is an attorney, educator, consultant, author, and speaker who advises clients on the cutting edge technology issues he discusses."
Electronic Frontier Foundation
An advocacy group for internet privacy. Their Deeplinks blog has articles concerning proposed privacy legislation.

Lists of Case Law re. Social Media

X1 Social Discovery - Case Law
Digital Media Law Project Legal Guide
Legal resources for those involved in online journalism. Select jurisdiction and topic. Many topics, such as copyright, defamation, privacy and lots more.

Books on Social Media and the Law

Bloomberg Law Portfolio 530: Social Media, Social Media Laws
Legal issues concerning social media and employment law, corporate and securities law, attorney ethics, data privacy, intellectual property, company social media policies, use of social media by minors.
Cyber Risks, Social Media and Insurance: A Guide to Risk Assessment and Management
Call Number: via Lexis
Handbook on Global Social Media Law for Business Lawyers by Edited by John J Isaza and Valerie Surgenor
Call Number: Akron Law Digital
Publication Date: 2017
U.S. law plus key global regions
Legal Ethics and Social Media by Jan L. Jacobowitz; John G. Browning; Center for Professional Responsibility (American Bar Association) Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: Akron Law Digital
Publication Date: 2022-01-01
McGrady on Social Media
Call Number: via Lexis
McGrady on Social Media Aspects of Employment Law
Call Number: via Lexis
Right to be Forgotten : a Legal Research Guide by Carol A. Fichtelman
Call Number: K3264.C65 F53 2018
Publication Date: 2018
Social Computing and the Law by Khushid Ahmad, Editor
Call Number: Cambridge University Press Ebook
Publication Date: 2018
Discusses mainly EU and US law.
Data protection law in the EU : roles, responsibilities and liability by Brendan Van Alsenoy
Call Number: Cambridge University Press Ebook
Publication Date: 2019
Part III, chapter 3 is about social networks.
Social Media 2019: Addressing Corporate Risks by John F. Delaney
Call Number: KF1316 .A75 S63 2019
ISBN: 9781402433023
Publication Date: 2019-02-01
Social Media and Local Governments by Patricia E. Salkin; Julie Tappendorf
Call Number: KF5300 .S25 2013
Publication Date: 2013
Social Media and Local Governments by Mehmet Zahid Sobaci (Editor)
Call Number: ebook
ISBN: 9783319177229
Publication Date: 2015
Social Media As Evidence by Joshua Briones; Ana Tagvoryan; American Bar Association, Section of Law Practice Management Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: KF8947.5 .B75 2013
Publication Date: 2013
Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of Our Democracy by Lee C. Bollinger (Editor); Geoffrey R. Stone (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook - Ohiolink and Oxford Scholarship Online
Publication Date: 2022-08-05
Social Media Law by Ursula Furi-Perry
Call Number: KF390.5.C6 F87 2016
ISBN: 9781634254069
Publication Date: 2017
Social Media Law in a Nutshell, 2d edition
Call Number: West Academic Digital Study Aids
Publication Date: 2022

Social Media Privacy

State Social Media Privacy Laws
National Conference of State Legislatures
Social Media Privacy Laws - Findlaw
Software.org - Data Privacy
Software.org is research organization created by tech lobbying group BSA. Cite contains a 2021 report: US: Comprehensive Federal Privacy Legislation Can Build on State Privacy Laws
Complete Guide to Privacy Laws in the U.S.
Digital Media Law Project
Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Ohio Right to Publicity statute.
Global Data Protection, Privacy & Surveillance Law Library
Data Protection and Privacy Legislation Worldwide
from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Electronic Frontier Foundation
An advocacy group for internet privacy. Their Deeplinks blog has articles concerning proposed privacy legislation.

Cyberbullying and Hate Speech

Cyberbullying Law by Thomas A. Jacobs
Call Number: Akron Law Digital
Publication Date: 2021-04-07

Protecting children online? : cyberbullying policies of social media companies
Ebook 2017
Hate crimes in cyberspace
Ebook 2017
Hate Speech
Caitlin Ring Carlson, 2021, ebook
Contains a chapter on Hate Speech and Social Media - Future Directions
Cyberbullying Research Center
Information on cyberbullying laws in the 50 states.
Mass Communication Law in a Nutshell
West Academic - 2020

Social Media for Lawyers

Fishbowl
Anonymous, but verified social media app so lawyers can discuss issues with each other.

Social Media Self-Regulation

Code of Practice on Disinformation
European Commission
Report Misinformation Online
The World Health Organization provides links for reporting to various social media platforms about false information.
Santa Clara Principles
ACLU, Center for Democracy & Technology and other interest groups and individual proposed "three principles as initial steps that companies engaged in content moderation should take to provide meaningful due process to impacted speakers and better ensure that the enforcement of their content guidelines is fair, unbiased, proportional, and respectful of users’ rights."

Facebook and Twitter Protections against Misinformation

Social Media Antitrust

Video: Social Media and Antitrust
by law professor Chris Sagers.

HeinOnline Browse & Search with Pathfinder

A new way of searching the HeinOnline Law Journal Collection by drilling down on different subjects. There is even a visual search option.

Try going to Industries>Media and Communications>Social Media

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