News & Analysis as of

Communications Decency Act User-Generated Content

Snell & Wilmer

Supreme Court Clarifies First Amendment and Standing Standards Applicable to Social Media Content Moderation Policy Challenges

Snell & Wilmer on

Social media companies have long moderated the type of content that appears on a person’s home page by, for instance, deleting explicit posts or “downgrading” posts containing misinformation. Based on the belief that these...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

A Final Bow for Section 230? Latest Plea for Reform Calls for Sunset of Immunity Law

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (the “CDA” or “Section 230”), known prolifically as “the 26 words that created the internet,” remains the subject of ongoing controversy. As extensively reported on this blog, the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Part 3 – Section 230: 27 Years Old And Still In The Spotlight

In the prior two installments of our six-part series examining Section 230, the section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes online service providers from liability stemming from the publication and...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

What is Section 230?

The Internet makes it easier than ever to connect with people around the world, share ideas and information, and have their voices heard regardless of whether they are a single individual with limited resources or a massive...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Part 2(B) – Section 230: 27 Years Old And Still In The Spotlight

In this second installment of our six-part series examining Section 230, the section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes online service providers from liability stemming from the publication and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Part 2(A) – Section 230: 27 Years Old And Still In The Spotlight

In this second installment of our six-part series examining Section 230, the section of the 1996 Communications Decency Act (CDA) that immunizes online service providers from liability stemming from the publication and...more

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP

Defamatory Bots and Section 230: Navigating Liability in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Zuckerman Spaeder LLP on

The rise of artificial intelligence (“AI”) poses novel questions about whether internet technology companies will face liability for misinformation on their platforms. Internet companies have long been shielded from liability...more

Saiber LLC

The Supreme Court Declines Another Opportunity to Consider Section 230

Saiber LLC on

​​​​​​​Just twelve days after Supreme Court of the United States issued a per curiam decision in Gonzalez v. Google LLC, in which the Court declined to address the application of §230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47...more

Jackson Walker

On Section 230, SCOTUS Says It Best When It Says Nothing At All

Jackson Walker on

In the space of a three-page per curiam opinion, Gonzalez v. Google went from blockbuster to nothingburger. The first (and, therefore, the biggest) Section 230 case to be considered on the merits by the U.S. Supreme Court,...more

Miller Nash LLP

Supreme Court Maintains Internet Safe Harbor Provisions … for Now

Miller Nash LLP on

With little comment and reportage, the U. S. Supreme Court decided on May 18 that the “safe harbor” granted to the operators of online platforms precluded claims that an algorithmic process that allowed terrorist recruiting...more

Saiber LLC

Will it be the End of §230 as We Know It?

Saiber LLC on

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. §230(c)(1) (hereafter “§230”), protects internet services, like Facebook, Twitter, and the like, from liability based on words used by third parties who use their...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Enacts Broad New Social Media Legislation on Content Moderation Practices

Key Points - This September, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 587 into law, establishing new transparency requirements for social media companies. The new requirements include publicly posting and submitting to the...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Important CDA Section 230 Case Lands in Supreme Court: Level of Protection Afforded Modern Online Platforms at Stake

Since the passage of Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act (“CDA”), the majority of federal circuits have interpreted the CDA to establish broad federal immunity to causes of action that would treat service providers...more

Saiber LLC

Section 230 Dodges Another Judicial Bullet

Saiber LLC on

The June 10, 2020 and July 22, 2019 posts on Trending Law Blogs discussed, among other things, how Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. §230 (c)(1) (hereafter “§230”), has come under attack by politicians...more

Bodman

Negative Online Reviews of Your Business: Disgruntled Does Not Necessarily Mean Defamatory

Bodman on

If you own a small business, someone has likely posted an online review of your company and its goods or services. From Yelp to TripAdvisor to Angie’s List to any number of websites tailored to particular industries or...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

The Law on Online Content Moderation and Where It's Headed

Proskauer Rose LLP on

Online platforms that allow users to post content face a constant choice: to remove or to not remove, to police or not to police. Shakespearean allusions aside, platforms generally want user engagement — to reach as many...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Some Interesting CDA Section 230 Developments: A Novel FCRA Victory, a Negligent Design Exception and a Startling New State Law

In the past month, there have been some notable developments surrounding Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA” or “Section 230”) beyond the ongoing debate in Congress over the potential for legislative reform....more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

A New Filter For Section 230: Snapchat Court Joins Lawmakers In Chipping Away At Social Media Immunity

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act (codified at 47 U.S.C. § 230 (“Section 230”)) has long been credited for the boom of user generated content on the internet — the crux of social media that has driven the...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The Churl Nextdoor

Womble Bond Dickinson on

What gets us into trouble is not what we don’t know. It’s what we know for sure that just ain’t so. (Attributed (probably wrongly) to Mark Twain) - A funny thing happened to me on the way to this blog: I learned that what...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Section 230 Under Assault: It’s Not Just a Big Tech Problem

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) is once again at the center of a major political debate, with momentum building for an overhaul of the statute that many view as having served a critical role in the rise of...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Three Ways the SAFE TECH Act Would Amend Section 230

Wiley Rein LLP on

While we are still in the infancy of the Biden Administration, it is clear that bipartisan desire to amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“Section 230”) remains active. On February 8, 2021, Sen. Mark Warner...more

Proskauer - New Media & Technology

Mobile App Platform Entitled to CDA Immunity over State Law Claims Related to In-App Purchases of Loot Boxes

Happy Silver Anniversary to Section 230 of Communications Decency Act (“CDA” or “Section 230”), which was signed into law by President Bill Clinton in February 1996. At that time, Congress enacted CDA Section 230 in response...more

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

The Misinformation of Capitol Hill: Section 230 and the Weaponization of Social Media

Social media has experienced an unprecedented growth in popularity and usage since its inception. This is owed in large part to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Unlike their print counterparts, internet...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Should CDA Section 230 Be Changed?

Womble Bond Dickinson on

In the current environment of reckoning for the societal power of Big Tech, one threat seems ever-present on the tongues of those who would cut these companies down to size. Enacting this threat is likely to have the opposite...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 12, December 2020

Loeffler, Cotton Release Bill to Hold Tech Companies Accountable for Child Exploitation, Allow Victims to Sue - "It would amend the US code to strip Section 230 protections from tech companies." Why this is important:...more

73 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 3

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide