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Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Social Links: Courtside Seats

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit upheld the dismissal of a case that sought to hold Facebook parent company Meta liable for the 2015 mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Northern District Applies Section 230 to AI-Assisted Content Moderation

In Ryan v. X Corp., a Northern District of California court held that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act immunized X (formerly Twitter) against claims arising from suspension of a user’s account, notwithstanding...more

Stark & Stark

Social Media’s Legal Dilemma: Curated Harmful Content

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As proliferation of harmful content online has increasingly become easier and more accessible through social media, review websites and other online public forums, businesses and politicians have pushed to reform and limit...more

Segal McCambridge

TikTok, The “Blackout Challenge”, and the New Limits on Section 230 Immunity

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In a recent landmark decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled that TikTok could be held liable in a wrongful death suit stemming from the “Blackout Challenge” — a disturbing trend promoted through the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Social Links: April 2024

As we reported in 2023, Utah was the first state in the nation to enact laws limiting minors’ use of social media. In early March 2024, Republican Governor Spencer Cox effectively repealed and replaced the previously enacted...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Coalition Of State Attorneys General Investigate TikTok’s Potential Harm To Children And Teens

In early March 2022, a coalition of state attorneys general launched an investigation of TikTok to determine whether the social media platform, which is popular among young Americans, causes long-term harm to them....more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Everyone Is Still Talking About Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

In a recent post, we addressed the US Department of Justice’s recent recommendations to reform Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) to provide incentives for online platforms to address illicit material on...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

CDA Section 230 Immunizes Platform From Liability for Friend and Content Suggestion Algorithms

A recent Second Circuit decision makes clear that the safe harbor that social media and other Internet companies enjoy under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act broadly applies to a wide variety of claims. ...more

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