Socially Aware

November 12, 2019 - Defamation, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Litigation
The Joys and Dangers of Tweeting: A CDA Immunity Update
By: J. Alexander Lawrence
A recent decision from a federal court in New York highlights the limits social media users enjoy under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA). The case involves Joy Reid, the popular host of MSNBC’s AM Joy who has more than two million
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September 04, 2019 - User-Generated Content, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Litigation
CDA Section 230 Immunizes Platform From Liability for Friend and Content Suggestion Algorithms
By: J. Alexander Lawrence
A recent Second Circuit decision makes clear that the safe harbor that social media and other Internet companies enjoy under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act broadly applies to a wide variety of claims. When you think about the Section 230 safe harbor,
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July 17, 2019 - Section 230 Safe Harbor, Litigation
D.C. Circuit Holds that Section 230 Locks Out Locksmiths
By: Aaron P. Rubin
As we noted in our recent post on the Second Circuit case Herrick v. Grindr, LLC , Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) continues to provide immunity to online intermediaries from liability for user content, despite pressure from courts and legislatures seeking
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June 27, 2019 - Cyberbullying, User-Generated Content, Section 230 Safe Harbor
California Court Finds Section 230 Protects Decision to Suspend and Ban Twitter Account
By: Aaron P. Rubin
A California Superior Court’s recent ruling in Murphy v. Twitter held that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shielded Twitter from liability for suspending and banning a user’s account for violating the platform’s policies. As we have previously noted, Section 230 has come
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June 25, 2019 - Section 230 Safe Harbor
Legislators Propose Narrowing § 230’s Protections
By: Aaron P. Rubin
As we have frequently noted on Socially Aware , Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act protects social media sites and other online platforms from liability for user-generated content. Sometimes referred to as “ the law that gave us the modern Internet ,” Section
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April 30, 2019 - Digital Content, User-Generated Content, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Litigation
Appeals Court Again Upholds Section 230 Protections in Case Against Grindr
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Often hailed as the law that gave us the modern Internet , Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act generally protects online platforms from liability for content posted by third parties. Many commentators, including us here at Socially Aware , have noted that Section
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August 22, 2018 - Online Reviews, Section 230 Safe Harbor, Litigation
Section 230 Survives to Fight Another Day Following California Supreme Court Decision
By: Aaron P. Rubin
As we have noted previously , the California Court of Appeal’s Hassell v. Bird decision in 2016 upholding an injunction requiring Yelp to remove certain user reviews was discouraging to social media companies and other online intermediaries, as well as to fans of Section
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March 20, 2018 - Section 230 Safe Harbor, IP, Litigation
The Coming Border Wars: U.S. Court Decision Refusing to Enforce Canadian Court Order Highlights the Growing Balkanization of the Internet
Does a search engine operator have to delist websites hosting, without authorization, your trade secret materials or other intellectual property? The answer may depend on where you sue—just ask Google. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California recently handed the company
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March 14, 2018 - Section 230 Safe Harbor, Product Liability, Litigation
Lawsuit Against Online Dating App Grindr Dismissed Under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act
By: Janie C. Buckley and J. Alexander Lawrence
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act continues to act as one of the strongest legal protections that social media companies have to avoid being saddled with crippling damage awards based on the misdeeds of their users. The strong protections afforded by Section 230(c)
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January 04, 2018 - Advertising, Blockchain, Internet of Things, Patent, European Union, Privacy, UK, Copyright, Section 230 Safe Harbor, IP, Litigation
2018: Predictions From Socially Aware’s Editors and Contributors
By: Aaron P. Rubin
Happy 2018 to our readers! It has become a Socially Aware tradition to start the New Year with some predictions from our editors and contributors. With smart contracts on the horizon, the Internet of Things and cryptocurrencies in the spotlight, and a number of
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