Thanks to FCC’s expansive definition of autodialer, TCPA litigation continues to accelerate

Senator Hawley (R-Mo) introduced the Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (SMART) Act, which would place caps on a social media user’s ability to infinitely scroll content without taking an affirmative step (like refreshing or clicking).

Oral arguments were held February 1 in the lawsuit challenging the FCC's repeal of the Open Internet Rule. That rule, implemented under the Obama administration in 2015, instituted a system of net neutrality for internet users; this lawsuit alleges that the FCC under the current administration scrapped the rules without the necessary legitimate legal reasons for doing so.

The National Advertising Division will create a fast-track process for challenging ads.

Apple beat an ADA web accessibility suit in SDNY on standing grounds. The plaintiff had filed over 800 federal web accessibility suits since 2017, inspiring this comment from the judge: There is nothing inherently wrong with filing duplicative lawsuits against multiple defendants if the harms to be remedied do exist and are indeed identical. But those who live by the photocopier shall die by the photocopier. By failing specifically to assert any concrete injury, Plaintiff’s claims fail as a matter of law.

The Second, Third, and D.C. Circuits have rejected FCC’s autodialer definition