Section 230 protected President Trump from defamation liability

April 11, 2024 - Plaintiff sued the Trump campaign, some of the President’s advisors and several conservative media outlets asserting claims for defamation. Plaintiff – an employee of voting . . .

Section 230 and … Environmental Law?

April 3, 2024 - Here is a recent case that is interesting because the court applied Section 230 to a situation (as far as this author knows) in which . . .

CCPA claim against Apple thrown out on Section 230 grounds

March 28, 2024 - Plaintiffs sued Apple after downloading a malicious app from the App Store. The claims included violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”), the . . .

Section 230 immunity protected provider of ringless voicemail services to telemarketers

March 26, 2024 - Defendant telecommunication services provider provided ringless voicemail services and VoIP services to telemarketers. These services enabled telemarketers to mass deliver prerecorded messages directly to recipients' . . .

Woz gets another (small) bite at the apple in YouTube bitcoin scam case

March 20, 2024 - Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak sued YouTube and Google asserting various causes of action, including misappropriation of likeness, fraud, and negligence. The case arose from a . . .

Section 230 protects Snapchat against lawsuit brought by assault victim

February 22, 2024 - A young girl named C.O. found much misfortune using Snapchat. Her parents (the plaintiffs in this lawsuit) alleged that the app's features caused her to . . .

Zillow gets win in case alleging fraudulent online auction notices

January 29, 2024 - Plaintiff sued Zillow and some other parties in federal court, claiming they engaged in a conspiracy to defraud her by illegally foreclosing on her home. . . .

Section 230 protected Meta from claims of discrimination for taking down Palestinian content

January 17, 2024 - Pro se plaintiff sued Meta seeking to hold it liable for allegedly removing certain "Muslim and/or Palestinian content" while preserving "unspecified Jewish and/or Israeli content" . . .

Fifth Circuit dissent issues scathing rebuke of broad Section 230 immunity

December 19, 2023 - Dissenting in the court's refusal to rehear an appeal en banc, Judge Elrod of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals - joined by six of . . .

Court allows Amazon to censor “Wuhan plague” book reviews

July 20, 2023 - In 2015, plaintiff began posting book reviews on Amazon, but in 2019 Amazon revoked his review privileges due to guideline violations, including reviews that criticized . . .