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Navigating the Line - Balancing Free Speech and Social Responsibility

 

All courses take place during lunchtime, are virtual and free.

Registration for each event will close at 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the seminar.

 

Strategies for Managing Technology & Social Media:How Can Attorneys Navigate Hate Speech Within Social Media?

 

Thursday, August 1 | 12:00-1:30 pm

 

 

This program is part of a multi-part series, although stands alone for the purpose of Continuing Legal Education.

 

Panelists:

Alfred Goldberg, Co-Founder, Absolute Marketing Solutions

Daniel Kelley, Director, Strategy and Operations, Center for Technology and Society, ADL

Marshall J. Kobrin, Esq., Attorney, AEGIS Law 

Judge Samuel J. Salario, Jr., Shareholder, Lawson, Huck, Gonzalez

Christine Walz, Partner, Holland & Knight LLP

 

Moderated by: 

Jon Philipson, Shareholder, Gunster

 

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Synopsis:

With the rising tensions between cultures in the United States, as lawyers we often find ourselves asked the question: “How can they say that?“ and “Why won’t the [Platform] take that down?”

 

Social media and the media in general create platforms for many speakers to share their views, including views that offend, insult and is hateful to others. This program will dive deeper into the specific challenge of social media platforms, including how they work, terms and conditions of use, how and why certain posts get more attention than others, methods for demanding the post be taken down and methods for minimizing attention to posts that will not be removed but are distasteful, offensive, and hateful.

 

 

The panel will look at recent news articles and events and discuss using legal resources and experience the following topics:

Anticipated topics will include:

  • How do social media platforms work?
  • How is it that certain posts get more attention than others and rank higher causing more views?
  • How does Freedom of Speech apply to Speech on social media platforms?
  • What are the terms of use for social media platforms and how do these contracts impact what may or may not be posted on social media?
  • How does the US Supreme Court Decision in Moody v. Netchoice LLC and Netchoice LLC v. Paxton, which were heard in February 2024 impact laws governing social media platforms?
  • What are the rights of individuals and communities to demand the take down of offensive posts?
  • How do you get a post removed – without going to court or is court necessary every time?
  • Besides taking down posts, what can attorneys and others do to minimize attention or reduce the likelihood of views of a particular post?

 

 

 

More information on the session below will be available soon.

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Confronting Antisemitism: How Can Attorneys Make a Difference?

 

(Date to be determined) | 12:00 – 1:30 PM

 


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This series is underwritten by The Walk Family Fund at TOP Jewish Foundation.

 

 

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