Do Mandatory Age Verification Laws Conflict with Biometric Privacy Laws?–Kuklinski v. Binance

…2023 WL 2788654 (S.D. Ill. April 4, 2023) Prior AADC coverage: Why I Think California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) Is Unconstitutional Five Ways That the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC/AB…

Understanding the CCB’s First Two Final Determinations (Guest Blog Post–Part 3 of 3)

…months after filing, the first two Copyright Claims Board (CCB) Final Determinations have been handed down. Flores v. Mitrakos, 22-CCB-0035, February 15, 2023, and Oppenheimer v. Prutton, 22-CCB-0045, February 28,…

Why I Think California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) Is Unconstitutional

…and SPLC] * * * Prior AADC coverage: Five Ways That the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC/AB 2273) Is Radical Policy Some Memes About California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AB 2273)…

Section 230 Protects Services That Permit Anonymous Third-Party Posts–Bride v. Snap

…of the Minnesota False Statement in Advertising Act; and (12) violation of California Business and Professions Code §§ 17200 & 17500.” The defendants successfully defend on Section 230 grounds. ICS…

My Amicus Brief in Gonzalez v. Google

…if/when the court grants cert. My next amicus brief will be in NetChoice v. Bonta, the constitutional challenge to California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code. My unexpectedly heavy docket of amicus briefs…

2H 2022 Quick Links, Part 5 (Censorship & More)

…day. Here’s what they thought.” * The Atlantic: The secret history of the U.S. government’s family-separation policy * Nashville Scene: Code Snitching: Nashvillians Are Weaponizing Metro Codes Against ‘Undesirable’ Neighbors…

As Everyone Expected Years Ago, hiQ’s CFAA Wins Don’t Mean It Can Freely Scrape–hiQ v. LinkedIn (Guest Blog Post, Part 1 of 2)

…door on those claims based on an obscure provision of the California Civil Code, Cal. Civ. Code Section 47(b), a form of litigation privilege which bars a claim based on…

Does the CFAA Help Airlines Control Their Distribution Channels?–RyanAir v. Booking (Guest Blog Post)

…RyanAir’s Section 1030(a)(5) allegations, which prohibits “knowingly caus[ing] the transmission of a program, information, code, or command, and as a result of such conduct, intentionally caus[ing] damage without authorization, to…

Section 230 Protects TikTok for “Blackout Challenge” Death, Despite the Algorithms–Anderson v. TikTok

…A Republican-led House will be a steady source of poorly conceived messaging bills regarding “protecting” kids and punishing “Big Tech.” Plus, the Age-Appropriate Design Code, also purporting to protect kids…

Five Ways That the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC/AB 2273) Is Radical Policy

…even do your job? Prior AADC coverage: Some Memes About California’s Age-Appropriate Design Code (AB 2273) An Interview Regarding AB 2273/the California Age-Appropriate Design Code (AADC) Op-Ed: The Plan to…