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1 week ago | 
mondaq.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith
Listen to this postArkansas' second attempt at regulating minor's access tosocial media – in the form of the Social Media Safety Act (SB 689) – hasagain been struck down as unconstitutional. The court permanentlyenjoined the state from enforcing the law. It was a modifiedversion of Arkansas' 2023 SB 396, that was also blocked. The plaintiff in both challenges wasNetChoice, a group familiar to anyone following kids' socialmedia laws.
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2 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Kathryn Smith |Liisa M. Thomas
[co-author: James O'Reilly]The New York Attorney General recently entered into an assurance of discontinuance with Root Insurance Company following a 2021 data incident. According to the AG, the threat actors obtained people’s drivers’ license numbers by exploiting a website error on its car insurance application portal.
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3 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kirstin Smith |Kathryn Smith
Virginia's Governor, Glenn Youngkin, vetoed a bill this weekthat would have regulated "high-risk" artificialintelligence systems. HB 2094, which narrowly passed the state legislature, aimed toimplement regulatory measures akin to those established by lastyear's Colorado AI Act. At the same time, Colorado's AI ImpactTask Force issued concerns about the Colorado law, which may thus undergomodifications before its February 2026 effective date.
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3 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Kathryn Smith |Liisa M. Thomas
[co-author: James O'Reilly*]Utah’s governor recently signed the first law which puts age restrictions on app downloads. The law (the App Store Accountability Act, SB 142), was signed yesterday (Wednesday, April 26, 2025). We anticipate that the law may be challenged, similar to NetChoice’s challenge to the Utah Social Media Regulation Act and other similar state laws. Once in effect, the law will apply to both app stores and app developers.
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4 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith
Oregon's Attorney General released a new report this month, summarizing the outcomessince Oregon's "comprehensive" privacy law took effect six months ago. A six-month reportisn't new: Connecticut released a six month report in February of last year toassess how consumers and businesses were responding to its privacylaw. The report summarizes business obligations under the law, andhighlights differences between the Oregon law and other, similarstate laws.
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4 weeks ago | 
mondaq.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith
The New York Attorney General recently entered into an assurance of discontinuance with Saturn Technologies, operatorof an app used by high school and college students. The app wasdesigned to be a social media platform that assists students withtracking their calendars and events. It also includes connectionand social networking features and displayed students'information to others. This included students' location andclub participation, among other things.
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4 weeks ago | 
jdsupra.com | Kathryn Smith |Liisa M. Thomas
Oregon’s Attorney General released a new report this month, summarizing the outcomes since Oregon’s “comprehensive” privacy law took effect six months ago. A six-month report isn’t new: Connecticut released a six month report in February of last year to assess how consumers and businesses were responding to its privacy law. The report summarizes business obligations under the law, and highlights differences between the Oregon law and other, similar state laws.
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1 month ago | 
jdsupra.com | Kathryn Smith |Liisa M. Thomas
The New York Attorney General recently entered into an assurance of discontinuance with Saturn Technologies, operator of an app used by high school and college students. The app was designed to be a social media platform that assists students with tracking their calendars and events. It also includes connection and social networking features and displayed students’ information to others. This included students’ location and club participation, among other things.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Jonathan Meyer |Kathryn Smith |Snehal Desai
SM Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton More Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia. Since 1927, companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the US, the firm’s clients include more than half of the Fortune 100.
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1 month ago | 
mondaq.com | Liisa M. Thomas |Kathryn Smith |James O'Reilly
SM Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton More Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia. Since 1927, companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the US, the firm’s clients include more than half of the Fortune 100.
