Debevoise Data Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2021

State Laws Permitting but Regulating Collection and Use of Biometric Identifiers, including Facial Data. As noted, currently, only Illinois, Washington, and Texas have laws at the state level that aim to expressly and comprehensively address biometric privacy. 2019 IL 123186, 129 N.E.3d million settlement. May 15, 2020).

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Eric Goldman

MAY 5, 2023

We’re still working through the first wave of litigation testing Congress’ poor handiwork. Craigslist * Facebook Still Can’t Dismiss Sex Trafficking Victims’ Lawsuit in Texas State Court * Craigslist Denied Section 230 Immunity for Classified Ads from 2008–ML v. Last October , in Doe v.

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Eric Goldman

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Mindgeek litigation, the court certified a class of CSAM victims suing Mindgeek for “knowingly” disseminating videos of them. Craigslist * Facebook Still Can’t Dismiss Sex Trafficking Victims’ Lawsuit in Texas State Court * Craigslist Denied Section 230 Immunity for Classified Ads from 2008–ML v. Twitter, Inc.

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Eric Goldman

MAY 2, 2024

Snap litigation. Craigslist * Facebook Still Can’t Dismiss Sex Trafficking Victims’ Lawsuit in Texas State Court * Craigslist Denied Section 230 Immunity for Classified Ads from 2008–ML v. Salesforce invoked the Fifth Circuit’s Doe v. MySpace ruling, which is binding on this court (whereas the GG decision is not).

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Eric Goldman

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

It’s my position that Section 230 equally applies to non-US plaintiffs and defendants if they are litigating in US courts. (If If they are suing internationally, then the SPEECH Act may restrict plaintiffs’ ability to import judgments to the US that would have conflicted with Section 230 if litigated in the US).

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