Someone is defaming, harassing, or extorting you online, or perhaps infringing your copyrighted content online – but you don’t know who! How do you sue someone if you don’t even know who they are? Is it worth it? Can you uncover the identity of the anonymous poster? Can You Sue An Anonymous Blogger, Website, or user? Yes, you absolutely can. Depending on the circumstances of your situation, you may...
Imagine living in a world where one can create a video of someone else speaking words that they never actually uttered in a way that can be used as comedy or easily mistaken as reality. Well, thanks to a technology known as deepfakes, we are...
Social Media attorneys explain the real-life legal consequences of hacking into someone’s Facebook account or other online profile. Imagine waking up one morning to texts from your friends and family asking about your recent Facebook posts. You’re receiving screenshots of Facebook posts and Direct Messages...
Cyberbullying is a growing epidemic not only in the United States, but all over the world. Today, children and teens are bullied more on the Internet than in person, thanks to smartphones and social media. The impacts of this kind of harassment can be severe...
Today, children and teens are bullied more online than they are in person. Cyberbullying is a growing concern for parents and school systems alike and combating this issue is much harder when you can’t always witness it. When Internet access is more easily accessible than...
On Saturday, August 3rd, 2019, a gunman stormed into an El Paso Walmart, killing 22 people and wounding dozens more, according to the New York Times. Hours later, early Sunday Morning in Dayton, Ohio, a masked gunman opened fire in a popular nightlife district killing 9...
In recent months, politicians have been discussing the possibility of changing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. On Wednesday, October 16th, 2019, a Congressional hearing titled, “Fostering a Healthier Internet to Protect Consumers,” will discuss this very law and the Electronic Frontier...
Do you ever wonder why people like to complain? Do you know someone who is almost always angry that sometimes you think they enjoy it? Did you ever think these raging personalities could turn into profit? Well, on YouTube almost anything is possible. That’s right,...
A week after Facebook announced it is banning extremist commentators from using their platform, the White House launched a new Tool for people who feel they’ve been wrongly censored, suspended, or banned from social media platforms. [SEE: Social Media Censorship: The Pros And Cons Of Banning Extremist Speech]...
Facebook has been making changes to its platform in recent months. At its annual F8 conference, the company announced a redesign of the Facebook app and a shift in focus to issues of privacy, according to Social Media Today. The newest change however, is one that...
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