With all the coverage of presidential politics, it is easy to overlook the recent major U.S. Supreme Court cases. These cases rule on issues ranging from the level of power held by agencies to the role the government can play in combatting disinformation. For PR practitioners, these cases will have a major impact on the … Continue reading Understanding the Supreme Court’s 2024 Decisions: Impacts on Public Relations Practice
Social media users, communicators, politicians, and media companies are all watching the ongoing issue of the so-called “TikTok ban” in the United States. On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed the National Security Act, 2024, which, among other things, mandated the sale of TikTok within 270 days or the platform would be banned in the … Continue reading The TikTok Ban: Three Insights for PR Professionals
This blog is provided by the IPR Digital Media Research Center When should artificial intelligence (AI) use be disclosed? Recently the journalism world was rocked when Sports Illustrated, once heralded as one of the best examples of journalistic excellence, was revealed to have published articles and product reviews written by AI while passing them off … Continue reading To Disclose or Not to Disclose? That is the AI Question
The U.S. Supreme Court handed down three high-profile decisions in 2023 that have major implications for public relations practitioners and communicators. While the impact of each of these cases, which involve affirmative action, fair use and copyright, and legal immunity for online platforms, is yet to be fully realized, communication professionals should expect to experience … Continue reading What the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court Decisions Mean for Communicators
Download Full Article (PDF): Deconstructing: Artificial Intelligence Regulation This research brief is provided by the IPR Digital Media Research Center Introduction Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been a disruptive force within the communication industry. Regulations of this new technology have yet to keep pace with the technological development of generative AI. However, within the United States, … Continue reading Deconstructing: Artificial Intelligence Regulation
ChatGPT has created awe and concern in the communication industry since its introduction in November 2022. Part of the professional worry is that generative artificial intelligence (AI), such as ChatGPT, can lead to a diminishment of human writing, an automation of content, and, perhaps most concerning, an elimination of professionals. The awe of this new … Continue reading Artificial Intelligence, The Law, and Public Relations: Navigating the Legal Contours of AI in PR
Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter has set the world abuzz with talk about what free speech means on social media. Musk’s purchase and philosophical stance on social media content has made him a lightning rod in the global discussion of freedom of speech, disinformation, community standards, fake news, opinions, and alternative facts. This has prompted … Continue reading New E.U. Rules Seek to Reshape Social Media Norms: What Communicators Need to Know
On May 29, 2020, President Donald Trump tweeted “Revoke 230!” to his more than 80 million Twitter followers. The tweet is a curious one because rather than focusing on a general political message it speaks directly to a section of the Communications Decency Act, specifically Title 47 United States Code section 230(c). How could a … Continue reading What Trump’s New Executive Order on Social Media Means for PR
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has focused its attention on social media influencers. An effective part of any social media campaign, influencers frequently have the power to create online buzz about a product or service based on their reviews. As influencers become more successful, frequently their reviews are sought out directly by organizations with influencers … Continue reading Social Media Influencers and Transparency: FTC Gives New Guidance for Disclosing Brand Relationships
Social media and copyright are again on the forefront of European Union laws. In April 2019 the Council of the European Union approved the new Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market that includes major revisions to how third-party content can be used online, and the level of responsibility online platforms have in regulating … Continue reading E.U. Copyright Changes and Its Effect on Social Media
Net neutrality is one of those subjects people have likely heard about, but don’t really know how it affects them. Now that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has repealed its net neutrality regulations, many pundits are speculating this new regulatory environment will either shut down or spur the growth of the internet. While opinions on … Continue reading Net Neutrality or Internet Freedom? How the Repeal of Net Neutrality May Affect PR