Emma Smizer

10/30/2025 9:48:10 PM

Google Allows External Payments Following Upheld Injunction

By Emma Smizer

On October 29, 2025, Google announced that it will allow U.S. app developers to offer alternative payment methods outside the Google Play...

10/22/2025 12:54:12 AM

By Emma Smizer

Artificial intelligence is more than the usual topic du jour; it is a rapidly improving technology that has invariably seeped into every...

10/13/2025 10:35:18 PM

By Emma Smizer

Last month, I wrote about an age-verification law that made its way to California Governor Newsom. Today, that bill – and several other...

9/19/2025 8:38:46 PM

By Emma Smizer

Good things comes in threes - or so they say. California might just be the third state to enact age verification laws for certain digital...

7/11/2025 6:55:30 PM

By Emma Smizer

On July 9, SAG-AFTRA announced that its members approved the new 2025 Interactive Media Agreement ("IMA") by a vote of 95% in favor. This...

6/9/2025 7:38:10 PM

By Emma Smizer

The Lone Star State is the latest to wade into the ongoing legal showdown for children's online safety. Somewhere, there's a great pun...

5/5/2025 2:44:39 AM

By Emma Smizer

As the saying goes, justice delayed is justice denied. Or perhaps more accurately, a bad apple spoils the bunch. On April 30, 2025,...

3/5/2025 1:17:20 AM

By Emma Smizer

On Tuesday, March 4, 2025, a California federal court entered its final judgment regarding X's lawsuit against the landmark California...