Abstract

Since its inception, social media has evolved from a platform for fostering personal connections to a lucrative commercial space, catalyzed in part by the famous Kardashian family. This Note explores the legal implications social media influencers have on personal jurisdiction. With social media influencers being able to virtually reach any forum state through social media, courts have been faced with the challenge to apply the traditional personal jurisdiction analysis to these modern digital contacts. Through a careful analysis of precedent involving personal jurisdiction and social media, as well as the seminal Zippo test, this Note evaluates ways in which courts have and have not kept up with the Kardashians.

How to Cite:

Christopher R. Torikoglu, Personal Jurisdiction Has (Kind of) Been Keeping Up with the Kardashians, 7 Ariz. L. J. Emerging Tech., no. 6, 2024, https://doi.org/10.2458/azlawjet.6399