How Often Do Consumers Balk at Doing Online Age Authentication?
…no real opportunity cost. An EU Study In 2022, the EU did a comprehensive study of age authentication balk rates in the “Pilot Execution Report – first large scale euCONSENT…
Section 230 Ends Lawsuit by Twitter Premium Subscriber–Taddeo-Waite v. X
…2026 WL 1391897 (N.D. Tex. April 23, 2026). This is a report and recommendation by Magistrate Judge Ray, so it’s pending before supervising Judge O’Connor. Taddeo-Waite is proceeding pro se….
Section 230 Helps Discord Defeat “Defective Design” Claims Regarding Sexual Predation–Jane Doe v. Discord
…default safety settings that would block messages between unconnected users; (vii) offering an “open chat function” without sufficient moderation; and (viii) failing to monitor for, report and prevent the use…
Do DMCA Takedown Notices Need to Expressly Refer to the Lack of Fair Use?–Take-Two v. PlayerAuctions
…Use – It’s the Law (for what it’s worth)–Lenz v. Universal * Copyright Owner Enjoined from Sending DMCA Takedown Notices–Biosafe-One v. Hawks * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown Notices *…
Does 512(f) Apply Differently to Counternotices Compared to Takedown Notices?
…Fair Use – It’s the Law (for what it’s worth)–Lenz v. Universal * Copyright Owner Enjoined from Sending DMCA Takedown Notices–Biosafe-One v. Hawks * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown Notices…
Free-Trial Commercial Database Defeats Publicity Rights Claim–LaFleur v. Yardi
…additional reports or a periodic subscription. The upsell sales pitch only begins after the searcher executes a search. The plaintiffs are Ohio property owners. The reports on their properties “include…
California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Assists a Private Right of Action–Shah v. MyFitnessPal
…the California Consumer Privacy Act * A Status Report on the California Consumer Privacy Act * 41 California Privacy Experts Urge Major Changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act *…
It Takes a Lot for 512(f) Claims to Survive a Motion to Dismiss–Cordova v. Huneault
…It’s the Law (for what it’s worth)–Lenz v. Universal * Copyright Owner Enjoined from Sending DMCA Takedown Notices–Biosafe-One v. Hawks * New(ish) Report on 512 Takedown Notices * Can 512(f)…
A Massive Roundup of Section 230 Decisions
…or investigate and, instead, suspended Plaintiff’s account without cause. Plaintiff also alleges that “Linkedin still retains and displays defamatory content” and that LinkedIn banned Plaintiff “due to false reports”. He…
Too Many Courts Are Letting States Take Wrecking Balls to the Internet (Roundup)
…X….there is no showing in the pleadings that X Corp. has ever received a report of a deepfake through its own technology (whatever that is) or through its “partnerships with…