2024 Internet Law Year-in-Review
…account becomes state action. The court’s holding ensures that most social media accounts operated by government employees will not qualify as state action, even if the accountholder is loudly boasting…
The “Winning Isn’t Normal” Copyright Enforcement Campaign Is More “Abusive” Than “Winning”–Bell v. Kiffin
…State Action? Separate from the fair use discussion, the court ruminated about whether Kiffin tweeted on his own behalf or as a state employee, which matters because qualified immunity might…
Five Decisions Illustrate How Section 230 Is Fading Fast
…design features.” The court distinguishes a long list of precedents that it says don’t apply because they “involved state action that interfered with messaging or other expressive conduct—a critical element…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Is Breaking Internet Law Faster Than I Can Blog It
…his request for a preliminary injunction. State Action Much of the state action discussion simply points back to the Children’s Health Defense decision I discussed above, e.g., “At bottom, the…
Government Agencies Can’t Use Dumb Word Filters to Screen Social Media Comments–PETA v. Tabak
…Related posts: Supreme Court Addresses When Government Employees’ Social Media Accounts are State Action (Lindke & Garnier) Politician-Operated Social Media Accounts Raise Many Thorny Legal Issues University-Operated Twitter Account is…
Plaintiffs Lack Standing to Sue Over Government Jawboning When Their Evidence is Based on Vibes–Murthy v. Missouri
…express no view as to whether the Fifth Circuit correctly articulated the standard for when the Government transforms private conduct into state action”). Indeed, the majority opinion doesn’t contain a…
A Peek Into the Long Tail of Facebook’s Litigation Docket
…case. The plaintiff is concerned about something related to interference with his mind by AI. He styles the case as a 1983 deprivation of rights, which requires state action. The…
Supreme Court Addresses When Government Employees’ Social Media Accounts are State Action (Lindke & Garnier)
…easy answers: “The distinction between private conduct and state action turns on substance, not labels: Private parties can act with the authority of the State, and state officials have private…
Jawboning Defendants Are 6-for-6 in the Ninth Circuit–Hart v. Facebook
…Google Selected Posts About State Action Claims YouTube Still Isn’t a State Actor–Albertson v. Google Twitter Account Suspension Lawsuits Keep Failing–Hall v. Twitter Twitter Defeats Account Suspension Case–Craft v. Musk…
YouTube Still Isn’t a State Actor–Albertson v. Google
…About State Action Claims Another Jawboning Case Fails in the 9th Circuit (But a TAFS Judge Doesn’t Like the Biden Administration)–Rogalinksi v. Meta Twitter Account Suspension Lawsuits Keep Failing–Hall v….