Readers of this blog are well aware of the proliferation of lawsuits alleging that websites which utilize Meta Pixel tracking software violate the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). These lawsuits typically allege that the use of Meta Pixel technology, without consumer consent, violates CIPA’s wiretapping provision or its provision prohibiting the use of pen […]
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Facebook has updated and is now enforcing their gambling and gaming service marketing policy. In order to feature ads that promote online gambling and gaming, advertisers now need to request prior written permission from Meta to do so. The request must include evidence that the subject gambling and/or gaming activities are duly licensed by regulators
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Recently, a Michigan federal court delivered another blow in favor of telemarketers by dismissing a case captioned Barry v. Ally Financial, Inc. brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). The main issue at stake in the case was whether Ally Financial violated TCPA autodialer law when it placed calls to Ms. Barry. The Court
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Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Facebook v. Duguid in April, trial courts have employed the decision to analyze Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) cases that come before them. Specifically, courts have addressed how the Facebook decision impacts alleged TCPA automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS” or “autodialer”) claims. In a recent case captioned Watts v.
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In April, the U.S. Supreme Court settled the question of what qualifies as an autodialer (also called an automatic telephone dialing system) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) in its decision in Facebook v. Duguid. The Court ultimately held that a TCPA autodialer must use a random or sequential number generator to store phone
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On April 1st, the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, marking a newly clarified definition of “autodialer” within the meaning of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). In the two weeks that followed, two federal courts have directly addressed the definition of TCPA autodialer as set out in the Facebook
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On April 1, 2021, the United States Supreme Court (“Supreme Court”) unanimously reversed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision in Facebook Inc. v. Duguid and held that for a device to constitute an “Automatic Telephone Dialing System” (“ATDS”) within the meaning of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (“TCPA”), that device must have
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Sweepstakes promotions are great promotional tools which serve to engage consumers and attract new ones. When advertising sweepstakes on social media, businesses must be careful to abide by each respective social media platform’s distinct promotional contest rules, policies and guidelines. By way of example, in this blog we highlight the rules that sweepstakes operators must
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