Technology,
Data Privacy
Mar. 11, 2022
Bad blood between Meta, EU sends troubling free speech signals
Legislators in the European Union are drawing plans to dictate how its citizens’ user data gets transferred to the U.S., and as a result, Meta Platforms, Inc. announced last month that it was considering shutting down Facebook and Instagram services in Europe.
Joshua R. Lastine
Lastine Entertainment LawEmail: joshua@lastineimpressions.com
Joshau is a business and legal affairs attorney with a decade of Hollywood deal-making experience. Specializing in entertainment transactions, Joshua worked in television business affairs for a major television studio and talent agency prior to starting the law firm. He works with actors, musicians, influencers, and others in or near the entertainment space..
In the early days of the web, unfettered access to "the information highway" was a luxury reserved only for wealthy nations. Today access to the internet -- not to mention social media -- is ubiquitous to everyday living for citizens across the globe.
But "with great power comes great responsibility," as Spider-Man's Uncle Ben once famously said. Social media has grown increasingly pervasive and invasive, and government regulators haven't ...
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