Google and YouTube Aren’t “Censoring” Breitbart Comments–Belknap v. Alphabet
…public with a forum for speech, but that does not make them state actors.” Cite to Halleck. Citing PragerU again, the court says that the state action exclusion for performing…
LinkedIn Isn’t a State Actor–Perez v. LinkedIn
Perez had a LinkedIn account with over 7,000 connections (really?). LinkedIn removed some of his posts and restricted access to his profile due to alleged TOU violations. State Action. Perez,…
Section 230 Preempts Another Facebook Account Termination Case–Zimmerman v. Facebook
…treason is waging war against our country). Case citation: Zimmerman v. Facebook, Inc., 2020 WL 5877863 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 2, 2020). The complaint. Selected Related Posts About State Action Claims…
Section 230 Ends Demonetized YouTuber’s Lawsuit–Lewis v. Google
…2020). Due to its TOS, the court granted Facebook’s venue transfer request in another case over the removal of the plaintiff’s content. Selected Related Posts About State Action Claims Court…
Court Rejects Another Lawsuit Alleging that Internet Companies Suppress Conservative Views–Freedom Watch v. Google
…“Freedom Watch contends that, because the Platforms provide an important forum for speech, they are engaged in state action. But, under Halleck, ‘a private entity who provides a forum for…
Trump’s “Preventing Online Censorship” Executive Order Is Pro-Censorship Political Theater
…media services are the same as streets and parks, the logical implication is that they should be subject to equivalent legal treatment as state action. That’s not the law, as…
Another Suspended Twitter User Loses in Court–Wilson v. Twitter
…speech does not implicate the First Amendment’s protection against government censorship Wilson v. Twitter, 2020 WL 3256820 (S.D. W.V. June 16, 2020) Selected Related Posts About State Action Claims First…
First Voters Reject Tulsi Gabbard, Then a Judge Does–Gabbard v. Google
…confirms their pro-censorship bias. Case citation: Tulsi Now, Inc. v. Google, LLC, 2:19-cv-06444-SVW-RAO (C.D. Cal. March 3, 2020) Selected Related Posts About State Action Claims YouTube Isn’t a State Actor…
YouTube Isn’t a State Actor (DUH)–PragerU v. Google
…state action lawsuits in the Ninth Circuit. First Amendment The court gets right to the point: Despite YouTube’s ubiquity and its role as a public-facing platform, it remains a private…
Yelp Defeats Businesses’ “Right to Be Forgotten” Claims—Spiegelman v. Yelp
…rights. Yelp successfully defended using California’s anti-SLAPP law. The court says Yelp’s website constitutes a public forum (but only in the anti-SLAPP sense, not the state action sense, a point…