Search results
Mar 8, 2023 · We highlighted several cases where courts decided companies were not protected by Section 230 — like Lemmon v. Snap, where a family sued over Snapchat’s speed filter. The company created the filter, it’s not user generated content, so it’s not protected by 230. It also doesn’t protect Amazon when it delivers defective products, or ...
Apr 28, 2021 · Wikipedia founder on Section 230: Facebook can't be liable for posts by 'somebody’s crazy uncle'. As Big Tech faces increasing scrutiny over disinformation online, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales ...
Section 230 is a fundamental shield that allows Yelp to host reviews, Craigslist to host classified ads, and Facebook and Twitter to host users' posts. Without it, websites and Internet Service Providers would be more expensive, operate with less efficiency, and be motivated to censor. Check out why Section 230 (also called CDA 230) is so ...
Nov 28, 2023 · If Congress Repeals Section 230, What Will that Mean for Wikipedia? This is the first installment in our three-part series about Section 230. 16 min read · Nov 1, 2023
Feb 26, 2024 · The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments for Gonzalez v. Google, a potentially landmark reinterpretation of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and Twitter v. Taamneh, a case about ...
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Doe v. MySpace, Inc., 528 F.3d 413 (2008), is a 2008 Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that MySpace was immune under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996 from liability for a sexual assault of a minor that arose from posts on the MySpace platform. [1]
May 28, 2020 · Legal Shield for Social Media Is Targeted by Lawmakers. Section 230, from a 1996 federal law, was meant to protect young internet companies from liability. Lawmakers have threatened to change it ...
