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Massachusetts Port Authority v. Turo
Court: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Date Filed: Dec. 18, 2020 Update: On April 21, 2021, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court affirmed…By Chris YoungCategorized in Content Restrictions -
Movement in Washington on Section 230
There's growing interest in the nation's capital in revising Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. -
Executive order targeting social media companies raises constitutional concerns
Order aimed at giving the government a freer hand in regulating online content -
Hassell v. Bird
In an appeal to the California Supreme Court, Yelp challenged a decision finding that it had to obey an injunction…By Jenn Topper -
Sixth Circuit: TheDirty.com not liable for user's posts, even when commentary added
Nik Richie, operator of the website TheDirty.com, cannot be held liable for potentially defamatory remarks made by a third-party poster… -
Connecticut court: No liability for linking to defamatory article
A Connecticut appellate court ruled Tuesday that a website is not liable for linking to someone else’s defamatory statements, even… -
Federal law bars libel suit against New York bloggers
A federal law protects website publishers who add material to defamatory posts and attempt to elicit greater discussion on the… -
Website with "rude opinions" not liable for privacy invasion
Online photographs of a bikini-clad woman accompanied by unflattering comments did not invade her privacy, a federal judge in Arizona… -
Bankruptcy court finds links in e-mail defamatory
A federal bankruptcy court in Texas became one of the first to find that individuals can be held liable for… -
Google executives face criminal prosecution in Italy
A group of Google lawyers and executives are facing criminal prosecution in Italy for not immediately removing from their Italian…