https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/05/a-roundup-of-recent-section-230-decisions-involving-sex-abuse-or-csam.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:13:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/05/a-roundup-of-recent-section-230-decisions-involving-sex-abuse-or-csam.htm#comment-4430 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 18:13:55 +0000 https://blog.ericgoldman.org/?p=27687#comment-4430 […] The Act does not exempt private messaging services, encrypted communication tools, or electronic storage providers. That omission raises significant concerns. Services that offer end-to-end encrypted messaging simply cannot access the content of user communications, making compliance with takedown notices functionally impossible. These services cannot evaluate whether a reported depiction is intimate, harmful, or duplicative because, by design, they cannot see it. See the Doe v. Apple case. […]

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