News & Analysis as of

Online Platforms Communications Decency Act Supreme Court of the United States

Pillsbury - Internet & Social Media Law Blog

In the Supreme Court’s NetChoice Rulings, the Court Leaves the Door Open for Future Social Media Content Moderation Regulations

Are social media companies more like newspapers or phone companies? This oft-debated question in social media legal circles, while seemingly trivial on the surface, represents a momentous debate over whether—and how...more

Cozen O'Connor

Bipartisan AGs Argue Section 230 Immunity for Online Platforms is Untenable “Engine of Human Misery”

Cozen O'Connor on

A coalition of 20 Republican and three Democratic AGs submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in the case Doe v. Snap, Inc., No. 23-961, urging the Court to grant petitioner’s writ of certiorari and reverse the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Supreme Court’s Take on Section 230: What it Means for Online Platforms – and What’s Next

The U.S. Supreme Court decided two cases recently that left untouched Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which provides online platforms immunity from claims based on content that their users create and share on...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Supreme Court Rules for Twitter and Declines to Address Section 230 in Much-Anticipated ISIS Case

On May 18, 2023, in Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh et al., the United States Supreme Court ruled against an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (“ISIS”) attack victim’s family who sought to hold Twitter, and other social media...more

Epstein Becker & Green

Time to Reboot the Internet? The Supreme Court Hears Challenges to Big Tech Platforms

Epstein Becker & Green on

While some people thrive in the land of TikTok dances, others struggle to limit their thoughts to 140 characters leading Twitter to increase their character limit to 280 in 2017. In fact, as of February 2019 Internet users...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

Fenwick & West LLP

Intellectual Property Bulletin - Spring 2021

Fenwick & West LLP on

In This Issue - Section 230 and the Future of Content Moderation - We analyze Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—the 1996 law that provides a legal shield for internet providers from content created by their...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Justice Thomas Lays Blueprint for Supreme Court to Limit Section 230 In a Future Case

Wiley Rein LLP on

In the Supreme Court’s October 13 Order List, Justice Thomas issued a statement regarding the denial of certiorari in a case out of the Ninth Circuit—Malwarebytes Inc. v. Enigma Software Group USA, LLC—that we have previously...more

8 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"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