Omegle Denied Section 230 Dismissal–AM v. Omegle
…for Fordyce and his friends, and recruit other minors for Fordyce to abuse. Fordyce threatened A.M. that if she reported him, he would release the videos and pictures and she…
Quick Links from the Past Year, Part 7 (Section 230)
…provided services to cheaterreport.com. Plaintiff alleges these defendants hosted or assisted in the defamatory information posted online by cheaterreport.com. The “broad immunity” provided by section 230 would bar these claims.”…
Sixth Circuit: Government Official Can Freely Censor Constituents at his Public Facebook Page–Lindke v. Freed
…official circuit split to facilitate SCOTUS review. Other Litigation. I don’t report on all similar government social media lawsuits because these cases are endless. My alerts are filled with them….
Will California Eliminate Anonymous Web Browsing? (Comments on CA AB 2273, The Age-Appropriate Design Code Act)
…impact assessments (DPIAs) for any features likely to be accessed by kids (i.e., all features), provide a “report of the assessment” to the CPPA, and update the DPIA at least…
Will California Clone-and-Revise Some Terrible Ideas from Florida/Texas’ Social Media Censorship Laws? (Analysis of CA AB587)
…service would have to build different reporting schemes to comply with the different laws. Multiply this times many other states, and the reporting burden becomes overwhelming. Conclusion Stepping back from…
Quick Links from the Past Year, Part 5 (Free Speech)
…removing Facebook comments critical of the department. This reverses a bad magistrate report holding that the police department’s social media policy survived strict scrutiny. * Federal Elections Commission MURs 7821,…
Quick Links from the Past Year, Part 4 (The Algorithms; Facebook)
…shut off the News Feed ranking algorithm for .05% of Facebook users. “What happens if we delete ranked News Feed?” they asked in an internal report summing up the experiment….
Facebook Moderator Defeats Defamation Lawsuit Over Termination Explanation–Margolies v. Rudolph
…on the line, to report that members of this community – [REDACTED] and Rob Margolies – crossed the line and caused them harm. I believe these women. I will always…
Supreme Court Restores Injunction Against Texas HB 20!–NetChoice v. Paxton
…Babylon Bee et al Amicus briefs in support of NetChoice/CCIA preliminary injunction motion Chamber of Progress et al EFF RCFP et al TechFreedom Texas response. Adam Candeub “expert” witness report….
Rounding Up the Supreme Court Briefs in NetChoice v. Paxton, the Challenge to Texas HB20’s Social Media Censorship Law
…why it’s attached. The district court simply ignored Candeub’s report, for good reason. It’s a legal brief, not an expert report, and it would have been more proper as an…