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Section 230 Protects Newspaper’s Removal of User Comments–Affleck v. Harvard Crimson

Eric Goldman

The court issues him a chastising warning against using unauthorized pseudonyms. In this case, Affleck posted 38 comments on Harvard Crimson articles, using 2 different names (not specified by the court). The court implies that perhaps Affleck’s comments were anti-Zionist? 2025 WL 330577 (D.

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Catching Up on the Heavyweight Scraping Battle Between X and Bright Data (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

According to the court, scrapers take active steps that serve no purpose but to trick X into given them not a second, not a third, but a millionth turn to see the sites (citations omitted). But its motion to amend its 17200 claim to add unfair acts was denied, as the court found that X Corp. Now, because the court accepted X Corp.s

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Verizon and Its Cloud Vendor Must Face Lawsuit for Reporting “CSAM” That Wasn’t – Lawshe v. Verizon (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

Thats the basis for a recent opinion from a Florida federal district court that could have major implications for online services CSAM detection and reporting practices. Now, however, a district court decision suggests that providers can no longer take it for granted that they wont face liability for reporting non-CSAM.

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National Security Update: DOJ Unveils Rules Restricting Sensitive Bulk Data Transfers

Debevoise Data Blog

company and its foreign subsidiaries and transactions required by federal law or international agreements. Alleged violators may seek additional judicial review in federal district court. government activities, routine banking and investment financial services, transactions within a U.S.