On August 1, the Tampa Jewish Community Centers & Federation will host the panel Strategies for Managing Technology & Social Media: How Can Attorneys Navigate Hate Speech Within Social Media?. 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 anticipated topics 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 ? [a decision is anticipated in this session.]
- 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?
Gunster attorney Jon Philipson will be the moderator of this panel.
Jon Philipson is a litigator and counselor who represents both national and regional business entities in complex business disputes in federal and state trial and appellate courts. He advises and guides clients concerning a wide range of topics, including contract disputes, business negotiations, employment disputes, antitrust disputes, shareholder derivative actions, defamation claims and First Amendment issues. Jon often serves as local counsel for businesses pursuing and defending actions in Florida state and Federal courts, particularly the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
