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Roblox Must Defend Illegal Gambling Claims–Colvin v. Roblox

Eric Goldman

We need to hear Roblox’s side of this story before we can make any further inferences. But, outside the Roblox platform, there are a number of online casinos that take wagers in Robux. Those online casinos entice minors to come gamble away their Robux. Roblox processes that transaction, and it takes a cut. Statutory Standing.

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Catching Up on Two Keyword Ad Cases

Eric Goldman

2024 WL 3914512 (C.D. July 31, 2024) The trademark owner Alsa sells chrome paint. Plaintiff does not show that the alleged Marks appear anywhere else on Walmart.com apart from where they are inputted as search terms. This is the tree that fell in the forest that no one was around to hear. Alsa Refinish LLC v. Walmart Inc.

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Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. Backpage

Eric Goldman

The court dismisses the case but gives the plaintiff the chance to amend the complaint to plead failure-to-warn and negligent design–because those arguments show up in virtually every 230 case now. Backpage.com, LLC, 2024 WL 2853969 (N.D. ” Cite to Lemmon v. Snap , Barnes , Roommates , Dyroff. Case Citation : Doe (K.B.)

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Ninth Circuit Says Section 230 Preempts “Defective Design” Claims–Doe v. Grindr

Eric Goldman

The panel summarizes: “Because Does state law claims necessarily implicate Grindrs role as a publisher of third-party content, 230 bars those claims. Doe fails to state a plausible TVPRA claim, so Doe cannot invoke a statutory exception to 230 immunity.” and is “a description of its moderation policy.”

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Five Decisions Illustrate How Section 230 Is Fading Fast

Eric Goldman

9, 2024) The lawsuit alleges Meta addicts teens and thus violates DC’s consumer protection act. Given the tenor of these opinions, how are any plaintiffs NOT getting around Section 230 at this point? District of Columbia v. Meta Platforms, Inc., LEXIS 27 (D.C. Superior Ct. Like other cases in this genre, it goes poorly for Facebook.

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Section 230 Immunizes OnlyFans for User-Uploaded Video–Doe v. Fenix

Eric Goldman

[Trump came close to repealing Section 230 in the 2020 lame-duck Congressional session (while he was also busy fomenting the J6 insurrection). With him returning to the presidency, the odds are extremely high that he will finish this project and repeal Section 230 in the near future. Charles and Romelus filmed each other while they raped Plaintiff.

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