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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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Royal Family won’t weigh into ridiculous Kate Middleton speculation as palace sticks to ‘never explain’ policy, William guards privacy

Mark My Words

They’ve failed to navigate the treacherous waters of social media, sticking to traditional tactics,” he said. The blunt truth is, in the realm of celebrity, privacy is a myth. Even before the recent crisis, [William] has been adamant about keeping royal duties separate from family time. Forget about it.”

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Social media updates: Instagram add comments to stories, Meta ads opt-out option and X follower ads removed  

Prohibition

Bringing you the latest in all things social media – from impending updates to privacy law changes, find it all in the round-up below. The company also updated its privacy policies that will allow for the collection of biometric data and employment history, among other information.

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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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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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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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A Social Media Policy Can Prevent Online #Fails

David PR Group

We read about social media slip-ups that impact businesses all the time. An executive inadvertently posts a tweet with confidential information, employees offer-up opinions on controversial subjects and find themselves in hot water, and social media departments inadvertently publish offensive images. Define social media.