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Update: The Secretary of State has requested a formal opinion from the Texas Attorney General as per the settlement (see copy of request here). Since Texas Senate Bill 140 took effect on September 1, 2025, businesses engaged in SMS marketing have grappled with significant uncertainty over the law’s scope. As we detailed in our initial analysis of the …
President Donald Trump has reignited a critical debate over artificial intelligence regulation in America, warning that the current patchwork of state-level AI laws threatens to undermine U.S. innovation and hand China a competitive advantage in the global AI race. In a forceful Truth Social post this week, Trump urged a single federal standard for AI …
Understanding the CPPA’s Proposed Incentive and Protection Framework The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is signaling a significant shift in how it plans to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). On November 7, 2025, the CPPA Board advanced several legislative proposals for the 2026 legislative session, with a comprehensive whistleblower program emerging as one …
Read more California Privacy Agency Advances Bold Whistleblower Program to Enforce CCPA Violations
Understanding the Regulatory Scrutiny of Data Collection and Targeted Advertising Practices Executive Summary The Securities and Exchange Commission’s reported investigation into mobile advertising company AppLovin highlights growing regulatory attention on data collection practices, targeted advertising compliance, and children’s privacy protections in the digital advertising ecosystem. For companies operating in the ad-tech space, this development serves …
Read more AppLovin SEC Investigation: Key Compliance Takeaways for Mobile Advertising Companies
When Algorithms Go Wrong: The Growing Wave of Wrongful Account TerminationsOver the past several months, as a social media lawyer, our firm has experienced a significant surge in inquiries from a troubling trend: individuals and businesses finding themselves suddenly locked out of their Meta accounts, often both Facebook and Instagram simultaneously, with little explanation and …
Read more Meta Account Suspensions: Understanding the 2025 AI Moderation Crisis
As privacy enforcement intensifies across the United States, businesses face unprecedented scrutiny from state regulators working together in coordinated investigations. From the California Privacy Protection Agency’s record-breaking settlements to multistate enforcement sweeps targeting noncompliance, the consequences of inadequate privacy practices have never been more severe. Whether you operate an e-commerce platform, manage a healthcare website, …
Read more 10 Critical Privacy Compliance Components Every Business Must Review in 2025
California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently announced a $530,000 settlement with Sling TV, marking the fifth enforcement action by the Attorney General’s office and the eighth overall under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) since its enactment (See other enforcement actions against: Honda, Todd Snyder, Healthline, among others). The official press release detailing the case is available on the California OAG’s website, and the …
Read more California AG Secures $530,000 Settlement with Sling TV: A New Phase in CCPA Enforcement
In a significant development that may reshape the regulatory landscape for decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a groundbreaking no-action letter to DoubleZero Foundation on September 29, 2025. This decision represents one of the most comprehensive analyses of cryptocurrency token distributions under federal securities laws in …
A Legal Analysis of Constructive Possession Claims, Abandoned Property Law, and Self-Custodial Digital Assets Executive Summary In summer 2025, an unknown client of Salomon Brothers Securities Inc. executed an unprecedented campaign, sending over 41,000 OP_RETURN messages to dormant Bitcoin wallets controlling approximately 2.3 million BTC (roughly 11% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply). These messages claimed “constructive …
On September 26, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board adopted a Stipulated Final Order imposing a $1.35 million administrative fine against Tractor Supply Company for multiple violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This enforcement action, announced by the CPPA, represents one of the agency’s most significant settlements to date and offers …
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