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Social Media Laws: What Are They and How Do They Impact Brands?

Contently - Strategy

Social media has profoundly shaped global events, public discourse, and the very fabric of our societies since the early 21st century. This provision established that online platforms (and later social media companies) would not be classified as publishers, which gave them immunity from liability for user-generated content.

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3 Things You Don’t Know About Social Media Monitoring

Waxing UnLyrical

Advanced social media monitoring skills are a critical component of effective social media communications. This is why social media monitoring training is so important. Here are the top 3 reasons why social media monitoring has become riskier than ever: 1. Monitoring is surveillance.

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6 Things Cybersecurity PR Pros Should Do To Stand Out

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

From massive breaches and ransomware attacks, to election security issues and data privacy concerns, the sheer volume of stories makes news monitoring essential. For example, a company specializing in enterprise IT security probably has no place commenting on data privacy surrounding government contact tracing.

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When A Privacy Breach Is A PR Crisis: How To Avoid It

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

The best privacy crisis is the one that doesn’t happen, of course. Have a digital media policy. Make sure the policy is a living document that covers email and other digital content and digital archiving. Convey a “commonsense” digital communications policy to employees. It still holds.

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Your Social Media Policy & the Nude Celebrity Photo Scandal

Bad Pitch Blog

This Venn diagram depicting Internet privacy (created by Dave Hoffman ) is our answer. And in this case , a hacker pulled the celebrity photos from password-protected iCloud accounts and not social media. 2) Short & Simple Policy: If you can say it to your Mom and your competitor, it''s probably safe to say online.

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The State Of AI In PR: Takeaways From Muck Rack’s 2024 Report

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

TL/DR version: AI is to PR now what social media was to PR in the early aughts. 72% of companies don’t have an AI policy in place While 21% of respondents said their workplaces have an AI policy in place, 72% reported they don’t have one (though 22% noted plans to create one). AI policies can take various forms.

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Bits, Bytes and the Ethics of Data

PRSay

Revelations about Cambridge Analytica arrive at a time when organizations are already making privacy changes to comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which took effect on May 25. The regulation has reshaped privacy laws across Europe, and also applies to U.S. Facebook has also updated its privacy policies.

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