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Elon Musk Files To Back Out Of Twitter Deal, Leading To A Legal Showdown

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Just days ago, Elon Musk made a move that likely did not come as a shock to anyone: he filed to back out of his Twitter acquisition deal. . While his attempt to cancel the deal is expected to rev up legal drama between the social media platform and the billionaire, Twitter employees are feeling defeated. .

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NetChoice (Funded By Meta) Launches Litigation Hub

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This center will be the hub for tech-industry legal action and arguments, focusing on topics such as state social media laws and antitrust lawsuits. Recently, they filed a lawsuit against a Texas law which restricts companies from censoring posts according to an individual’s political views.

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Twitter Faces Second $500M Lawsuit Over Severance Pay Amidst Allegations of Age Discrimination

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The news follows the 2022 acquisition of the social media giant by Elon Musk. The class action suit was filed in Delaware federal court by Chris Woodfield, a former senior engineer at Twitter, who alleges that the company specifically targeted older workers for layoffs. What’s going on: Twitter Inc.

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What Happens to Your Digital Life When You Die?

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This, of course, falls in conjunction with the standard logistics of death: planning a funeral, finding and filing a will, and going through a loved one’s physical belongings. adults have no idea what happens to their digital assets, such as email and social media accounts, or online banking data and passwords when they die.

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Beady-eyed employee monitoring is also subject to data protection law

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is calling on organisations to consider both their legal obligations and their workers’ rights before they implement any employee monitoring in the workplace. We are urging all organisations to consider both their legal obligations and their workers’ rights before any monitoring is implemented.

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It’s time to review (or create) your document retention policy

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Legal consult proves especially helpful in matters involving the organization’s litigation hold policy. Their advice places a legal hold on physical and electronic records that should not be deleted because of potential future use. When constructing your policy, examine legal and regulatory guidelines.

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Employee Monitoring: How to (and not to) track employee productivity

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For instance, if you don’t want employees checking their social media during the workday, you can choose to restrict sites like Facebook and Instagram (you can also block sites containing inappropriate content). Others have special tracking features for social media sites, where you can view specific employee actions.

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