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Twitter Defeats FOSTA Case Over CSAM–Doe v. Twitter

Eric Goldman

Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v. Omegle * Section 230 Helps Craigslist Defeat Sex Trafficking Case–LH v.

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The Ninth Circuit’s FOSTA Jurisprudence Is Getting Clearer (and More Defense-Favorable)

Eric Goldman

Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v. Omegle * Section 230 Helps Craigslist Defeat Sex Trafficking Case–LH v.

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Grindr Defeats FOSTA Claim–Doe v. Grindr

Eric Goldman

Even though the legal system punished the wrongdoers, the lawsuits continue. Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v.

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Section 230 Immunizes Snap, Even if It’s “Inherently Dangerous”–L.W. v. Snap

Eric Goldman

Internet Brands rejected that proposal: lawsuits brought against interactive computer service providers based solely on failure to adequately monitor and regulate end-users’ harmful messages fall squarely within protections of Section 230 Implications If this ruling stands on appeal, it will be a major win for defendants.

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The 7th Circuit’s Section 230 Jurisprudence’s Impact on FOSTA Cases

Eric Goldman

Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v. Omegle * Section 230 Helps Craigslist Defeat Sex Trafficking Case–LH v.

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DC Circuit Upholds FOSTA’s Constitutionality (By Narrowing It)–Woodhull v. U.S.

Eric Goldman

Marriott * Section 230 Helps Salesforce Defeat Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–GG v. Craigslist * Facebook Loses Jurisdictional Ruling in Texas Sex Trafficking Lawsuit–Facebook v. Craigslist * Sex Trafficking Lawsuit Against Craigslist Moves Forward–ML v. Omegle * Section 230 Helps Craigslist Defeat Sex Trafficking Case–LH v.

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2023 Quick Links: Section 230

Eric Goldman

Where the motion to dismiss concerns questions of law, additional discovery is not required. 2019) (“As courts uniformly recognize, § 230 immunizes internet services for third-party content that they publish, including false statements, against causes of action of all kinds.”). See, e.g. , Marshall’s Locksmith Serv.