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A judge is willing to allow illegal gambling to proceed
A US court has ruled Roblox is not liable for third-party content published on its platform. The court held Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act didn’t apply because Roblox isn’t being held liable for stuff published on it’s platform. This comes after Roblox was sued for allegedly facilitating transactions between minors and online casinos…
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The Supreme Court seems very nervous about its own jurisdiction
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday debated the meaning of the Communications Decency Act during a three-hour-long argument, which was held in an open session. Justice Clarence Thomas had written three times that he wanted the Supreme Court to revisit Sullivan, pointing to “real-world effects” such as PizzaGate and other online falsehoods. The justices are…
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The Supreme court may be considering cases related to these 26 words
The US Supreme Court has started hearing an appeal challenging a law which protects social media firms from liability for aiding and abetting terrorist attacks. This comes after the parents of Nohemi Gonzalez, an American student who was killed in a 2015 ISIS attack, sought to overturn Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. She…
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Section 230 challenges will be heard by the Supreme Court.
The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has said that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act “provides substantial protection to websites and digital platforms” from censorship. This comes after the US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, in its ruling, said that Section 230 doesn’t allow companies to remove “objectionable” content from their sites.