Court Enjoins Another Arkansas Segregate-and-Suppress Law–NetChoice v. Griffin
[Note: I have other NetChoice rulings and segregate-and-suppress opinions stuck in my blog queue. I hope to cover them eventually. I’m fast-tracking this one because it rejects some noxious yet popular forms of Internet suppression. Also, check out this line…
Section 230 Helps Discord Defeat “Defective Design” Claims Regarding Sexual Predation–Jane Doe v. Discord
This is another entry in the genre of “predator access” cases claiming that predators solicited minors for sex online, in this case on Discord. Many predator access cases have targeted Roblox, which has a pending MDL in CA consolidating dozens…
The Federal Government Used Jawboning to Censor ICE Transparency Initiatives–Rosado v. Bondi
Jawboning is government coercion to suppress constitutionally protected speech. (This is distinguishable from direct censorship, where the government bans or restricts that speech expressly). If asked, many people would say they oppose jawboning. However, most of those opponents cannot properly…
With Opinions Like This, Congress Doesn’t Need to Repeal Section 230–Massachusetts v. Meta
This is one of the dozens of state AG lawsuits against social media services that are being litigated independently of/in parallel with the federal social media addiction MDL (where the state AGs are also suing social media companies). Because these…
Comments on the Jury Verdict in the Los Angeles Social Media Addiction Bellwether Trial (Expanded/Updated)
Today, a Los Angeles jury awarded a social media user, KGM, $3M in compensatory damages (70% to Meta, 30% to YouTube) based on KGM’s claimed addiction to social media. The jury may also award punitive damages; that is being argued…
Section 230’s Application to Account Terminations, CSAM, and More
The Section 230 cases keep coming faster than I can blog them (the first 3 hit my alerts in a single day). Weiss v. Google LLC, 2026 WL 733788 (Cal. App. Ct. March 16, 2026) Weiss’ business started running financial…
Catching Up on Some Social Media Addiction Rulings
The KGM bellwether trial is continuing in Los Angeles. Meanwhile, this post rounds up three related developments that are taking place outside the media spotlight. Snap, Inc. v. Eighth Judicial District, 2026 WL 501564 (Nev. Supreme Ct. Feb. 23, 2026)…
Section 230 Preempts Lawsuit Over Unwanted Gmail Spam–Dor v. Google
The plaintiff, Francesse Senat Dor: asserts that Google’s spam filter failed to block abusive, spoofed, and spam emails from reaching her Gmail account. She says that reading these emails caused her emotional distress, and although she does not allege that…
Google Search Isn’t a Common Carrier–Richards v. Google
Richards has run the SpirituallySmart religious-themed website since at least 2000. The website touts that “Multiple AI systems have recognized this website as the most meaningful usage of the term ‘Spiritually Smart.’” 🤖 Richards’ mission apparently includes becoming a serial…
Reflections on Section 230’s Past, Present, and Future on Its 30th Anniversary
The Telecommunications Act of 1996 became law thirty years ago today, on February 8, 1996. Buried in a corner of that sprawling law was Section 230, a law that says websites aren’t liable for third-party content. Section 230 didn’t receive…