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Section 230

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159 articles stable

Section 230 has appeared in 159 articles since 2018-06. Coverage peaked in 2023Q1 with 9 articles. Frequently mentioned alongside Twitter, Facebook, Trump, Google.

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The $6 Million Precedent
A Los Angeles jury awarded $6 million to one plaintiff. Meta lost roughly $150 billion in market cap. The ratio — 25,000 to 1 — is the story. Two juries in two ...

Coverage Timeline

2025-08-06
Politico 2 related

A US federal judge strikes down a California law blocking large platforms from hosting deceptive AI-generated content related to elections, citing Section 230

Chase DiFeliciantonio / Politico :

2025-02-26
Bloomberg Law 2 related

A US federal judge dismisses a lawsuit against TikTok and YouTube over “choking challenge” videos, saying the case failed on its merits and citing Section 230

Mothers who sued TikTok and YouTube over “choking challenge” videos that allegedly led to their children's deaths failed …

2024-12-22
Bloomberg 5 related

A look at a lawsuit from 64 families against Snap that alleges Snapchat's design is responsible for connecting teens to dealers selling counterfeit drugs

Snapchat is currently being sued by the families of teens who allegedly bought drugs from dealers who they were recommended to follow. … X: Brad Stone / @bradstone : Another remarkable story from @liv...

2024-12-21
Bloomberg 3 related

A look at a lawsuit from 64 families against Snap that alleges Snapchat's design is responsible for connecting teens to dealers selling counterfeit drugs

“I'm a survivor, and that's bad for you, CEO of Snapchat, because, uh, uh, uh ...” Michael Brewer can't finish his sentence. Bluesky: @rachaelmyrow . Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to . X: @livcarville ,...

2024-10-01
Reuters 2 related

A US judge dismisses a DOJ lawsuit accusing eBay of violating environmental laws by allowing the sale of 100K+ harmful products, citing Section 230 protections

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters :

2024-09-01
BIG 5 related

Social media companies' reliance on Section 230 protections is in jeopardy after a US court ruled TikTok's algorithmic curation is not protected by Section 230

Section 230 of the Communication Decency Act just got torched by the 3rd circuit.  —  https://www.thebignewsletter.com/ ... Lukasz Olejnik / @LukaszOlejnik@mastodon.social : US court ruled that when a...

2024-08-31
BIG 11 related

Social media companies' reliance on Section 230 protections is in jeopardy after a US court ruled TikTok's algorithmic curation is not protected by Section 230

“TikTok reads 230 of the Communications Decency Act to permit casual indifference to the death of a ten-year-old girl.”  - Judge Paul Matey

2024-08-29
Reuters 15 related

A US court rules TikTok must face a lawsuit over a 10-year-old's death and the “blackout challenge”, saying algorithmic curation isn't protected by Section 230

www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/ 21... Daphne Keller / @daphnek.bsky.social : Now the 3rd Circuit is engaging in the absurd pretense that the Court actually decided this issue in Moody v. NetChoice, be...

2024-08-26
Reuters 109 related

Sources: Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was arrested in France as part of a probe into Telegram allegedly allowing a range of crimes due to a lack of moderation

Related by education: Saint Petersburg State University BBC : Telegram CEO Pavel Durov arrested at French airport Jones Hayden / Politico : Telegram CEO reportedly arrested at French airport Jennifer ...

2024-02-27
Bloomberg 36 related

During oral arguments, SCOTUS justices seemed reluctant to strike down Texas' and Florida's social media laws, but raised concerns about companies' 1A rights

Update Tim Wu / New York Times : Big Tech's Latest Power Grab: the Constitution Washington Post : A roundup of the oral arguments made in the Supreme Court for two cases involving Florida's and Texas'...

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Section 230 has appeared in 134 Techmeme articles since June 2018. The biggest stories include A recap of oral arguments before SCOTUS in Gonzalez v. Google, where justices appeared to... and Trump names FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr as FCC chair; Carr floated limiting Section 230.... Frequently covered alongside Trump, Twitter, Facebook, Google, and FCC.

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2024Q3developer +25pts; consumer -33pts; regulation -75pts
2024Q4safety +50pts; developer -25pts; regulation +25pts
2025Q1safety -50pts; regulation -17pts

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