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Ninth Circuit Says Section 230 Preempts “Defective Design” Claims–Doe v. Grindr

Eric Goldman

Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. 18, 2025) Prior Blog Posts About Grindr Section 230 Defeats Underage Users Lawsuit Against GrindrDoll v. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over Users CappingMH v. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves ForwardML v.

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2024 Internet Law Year-in-Review

Eric Goldman

9) Supreme Court Tamps Down on Jawboning and Government Social Media Lawsuits. Tomorrow, the Supreme Court will hear the TikTok ban, and Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear Free Speech Coalition v. If any of those lawsuits succeed, they pose a potential existential threat to the entire industry. Emoji Law Cases Are.

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YouTube Again Defeats FOSTA Lawsuit–In re YouTube Trafficking Litigation

Eric Goldman

This is a confusing lawsuit that has been through several names, including “Sarah v. Salesforce * Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over User’s “Capping”–MH v. WebGroup Czech Republic * Instagram Defeats Lawsuit Claiming It Was a “Breeding Ground” for Sex Traffickers–Doe v. [Note: my blogging hiatus is due to a trip to China.

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Omegle Defeats Lawsuit Over User’s “Capping”–MH v. Omegle

Eric Goldman

The Senate Commerce Committee expressly modified FOSTA to add the higher scienter after its emotionally-wrenching SESTA hearing (one of my least favorite professional moments of my career). For those who sat through or reviewed the hearing, there is no doubt what the Senate Commerce Committee was trying to do–i.e.,

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Swifties’ Ticketmaster Lawsuit Reveals ‘Anti-Hero’ Behavior

Berkley Technology Law Journal

Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an antitrust investigation into Live Nation Entertainment, the owner of Ticketmaster, and on January 24th, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearing to investigate the case. In 2019 the antitrust division of the DOJ filed United States v. Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc.

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Court Finally Rejects “Discrimination” Lawsuit Against YouTube–Divino v. Google

Eric Goldman

This long-running lawsuit started in 2019. When I first blogged this case in January 2021, I wrote: This lawsuit, like many others before it, claims that UGC services like YouTube commit illegal discrimination based on how they moderate content. Vague aspirational statements in YouTube’s mission statement are puffery.

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Swifties’ Ticketmaster Lawsuit Reveals ‘Anti-Hero’ Behavior

Berkley Technology Law Journal

Department of Justice (DOJ) opened an antitrust investigation into Live Nation Entertainment, the owner of Ticketmaster, and on January 24th, the Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearing to investigate the case. In 2019 the antitrust division of the DOJ filed United States v. Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc.

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