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2023 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

My roundup of the top Internet Law developments of 2023: 10) California court bans targeted advertising (?). Facebook , a California appeals court shocked the advertising community by suggesting that using common demographic criteria for ad targeting, such as age or gender, may violate California’s anti-discrimination law.

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Section 230 Immunizes Bing’s Search Results–White v. Microsoft

Eric Goldman

The court agrees with Microsoft. ’…the trial court was correct to grant summary judgment finding Microsoft immune from Mr. I’ve stopped tracking all of the times Section 230 has immunized search results. 2007); Shah v. Discovery Communications LLC , 2023 WL 3335417 (Fla. Google Technology, Inc.,

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Facebook Can Reject Unwanted Ads–Newton v. Meta

Eric Goldman

The court dismisses the contract and IIED claims on Section 230 grounds. That will not do The court cites King v. The court defers considering whether 230 could preempt it too. Google ruling from 2007. 2023 WL 5749258 (N.D. 6, 2023) The post Facebook Can Reject Unwanted Ads–Newton v.

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Hot Take on the Wavy Baby Decision (Guest Blog Post)

Eric Goldman

2023), I already had my red grading pen out. The low grade the court earned is a consequence of it losing many points by misstating the law, misapplying the law, and especially skipping over the part where it was supposed to share its analysis and instead just stated its conclusion. Nope, the Supreme Court didn’t say that.

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Section 230 Once Again Immunizes Google’s Search Results–Metroka v. PA Law Enforcement

Eric Goldman

The court easily dismisses per Section 230: ICS Provider. Numerous courts have held Google is one. ” The court summarizes: “Google has immunity from her state law claims, as it cannot be held liable for search engine results showing a third party’s statement.” This court repeatedly cites the Kabbaj case.

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New Illinois Supreme Court Learning Center Opens to the Public

Legal Tech Monitor

Located within the Supreme Court building in Springfield, the Learning Center is designed to enhance the visitor experience at the Supreme Court, inform visitors about the impact of the Court on our everyday lives, and demonstrate the ways we shape the court through elections, advocacy, or even joining the legal profession.

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More Chaos in the Law of Online Contract Formation

Eric Goldman

August 9, 2023) This case involves StubHub’s obligations to provide refunds due to COVID cancellations. The district court said that the buyers who made their purchases on the website had to go to arbitration, but the buyers who made their purchases on their mobile devices could stay in court. 22-15879 (9th Cir.