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The Potential Applicability of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act in Search Engines in the AI Age

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In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence (AI), the integration of AI into search engines has marked a significant shift. Recent announcements from major tech events such as Apple’s WWDC 2024 and Google I/O...more

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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

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Supreme Court Maintains Internet Safe Harbor Provisions … for Now

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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

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Court Holds That Section 230’s Carve Out For “Intellectual Property” Does Not Apply To Publicity Rights Claim In New York

Section 230 of the Communications and Decency Act provides broad immunity to online platforms for claims arising from hosting third-party content (though just how broad is a hot issue that the Supreme Court may decide this...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - August 2021

In this month’s edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine FINRA’s report on cloud computing, Connecticut’s new safe harbor for companies following certain cybersecurity protocols and a district court dismissal...more

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Will NeuralHash Make a Hash of Privacy?

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Our personal technology is so complex that making a change in one aspect is likely to affect us in many ways. When tech companies step into social issues, we are likely to see unintended consequences....more

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Northern District Of California Holds That Section 230 Applies To App Store

While Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act continues to face significant calls for reform or even elimination, the recent Coffee v. Google case illustrates that Section 230 continues to provide broad protection to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

District Court In 3rd Circuit Sides With 9th Circuit: §230 Protects Social Platforms From State Law Intellectual Property Claims

It is another win for social media platforms in the realm of the Communications Decency Act’s Section 230. In a case of first impression within the Third Circuit, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania in Hepp v. Facebook ruled...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Computer Service Providers Face Implied Limits On CDA Immunity

Often lauded as the most important law for online speech, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) does not just protect popular websites like Facebook, YouTube and Google from defamation and other claims based 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

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

D.C. Circuit Holds that Section 230 Locks Out Locksmiths

As we noted in our recent post on the Second Circuit case Herrick v. Grindr, LLC, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) continues to provide immunity to online intermediaries from liability for user content,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

California Court Finds Section 230 Protects Decision to Suspend and Ban Twitter Account

A California Superior Court’s recent ruling in Murphy v. Twitter held that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shielded Twitter from liability for suspending and banning a user’s account for violating the platform’s...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Legislators Propose Narrowing § 230’s Protections

As we have frequently noted on Socially Aware, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects social media sites and other online platforms from liability for user-generated content. Sometimes referred to as “the law...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Appeals Court Again Upholds Section 230 Protections in Case Against Grindr

Often hailed as the law that gave us the modern Internet, Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act generally protects online platforms from liability for content posted by third parties. Many commentators, including us...more

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TCPA Christmas Come Early?: Reassigned Number Database, Wireless Messaging Ruling On Tap for December FCC Meeting

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The FCC is expected to consider two items at its December 12, 2018 open meeting that will be of significant interest to TCPAland. Ok, don’t get too excited. Decision on the ACA public notice is not on the agenda, but we’re...more

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals Reinstates Tort Claims Against Operator of Firearms-Classifieds Website

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The federal Communications Decency Act of 1996, in what is commonly referred to as “Section 230,” absolves from liability the “provider” of “an interactive computer service” when the plaintiff uses a theory of liability that...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Lawsuit Against Online Dating App Grindr Dismissed Under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act continues to act as one of the strongest legal protections that social media companies have to avoid being saddled with crippling damage awards based on the misdeeds of their...more

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Will Facebook’s Recent Announcement of Changes to News Feed Affect Legal Immunities for User Content?

Facebook recently announced that it would make changes to its news feed to prioritize content that users share and discuss and material from “reputable publishers.” These changes are part of what Mark Zuckerberg says is a...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

2018: Predictions From Socially Aware’s Editors and Contributors

Happy 2018 to our readers! It has become a Socially Aware tradition to start the New Year with some predictions from our editors and contributors. With smart contracts on the horizon, the Internet of Things and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update Volume 8, Issue 2

Welcome to the newest edition of Socially Aware, our Burton Awardwinning guide to the law and business of social media. In this edition, we explore the threat to U.S. jobs posed by rapid advances in emerging technologies;...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Socially Aware: The Social Media Law Update Volume 8, Issue 1

The Decline and Fall of the Section 230 Safe Harbor? - 2016 was a tough year for a lot of reasons, most of which are outside the scope of this blog (though if you’d like to hear our thoughts about Bowie, Prince or...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

Snapchat Clocks Section 230 Win in Speed Filter Case

We have been monitoring a trend of cases narrowing the immunity provided to website operators under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). A recent decision by a state court in Georgia, however, demonstrates...more

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For the Time Being, Tech Companies Remain Shielded from Liability for Users’ Uploaded Content

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Thanks to recent decisions by the First and Second Circuit Courts of Appeals, tech companies will remain protected from liability for some of their users’ uploaded content under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media

The Decline and Fall of Section 230?

2016 has been a tough year for a lot of reasons, most of which are outside the scope of this blog (though if you’d like to hear our thoughts about Bowie, Prince or Leonard Cohen, feel free to drop us a line). But one possible...more

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