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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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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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