Section 230
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Courts
Fentanyl Death Suit Against Snapchat Could Signal Change In Section 230's Protection
Social media is a dangerous place. Especially when hosts do little to mitigate the risks. -
Technology
Even If You Hate Both AI And Section 230, You Should Be Concerned About The Hawley/Blumenthal Bill To Remove 230 Protections From AI
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Taamneh Case Gave Us A Glimpse Of The Horror Websites Would Face In A Post-Section 230 World
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Technology
Your ‘Simple Solution’ To Section 230 Is Bad: Julia Angwin Edition
That's not how any of this works. -
Courts
The Only Thing That May Be More Interesting Than The Section 230 Cases Is That It's The Same Lawyer, Twice
It’s like the Spider-Man pointing meme, but legal! -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.23.23
* Another effort to strike “non-lawyer” from the industry vernacular. Deploying the phrase to denigrate other professionals is bad, but… it’s pretty important for a host of ethical reasons that folks know if their law firm contact is a lawyer or not. [Law.com]
* Shocking absolutely no one, when faculty met to discuss an effort by some Christian law students to get official recognition for new clubs to exclude LGBTQ students, the meeting was recorded and leaked to Fox News. Because the whole point for these initiatives is to get on Fox News. But now police are involved and students are getting a crash course in the difference between one- and two-party consent states. [NHPR]
* Alex Murdaugh’s lawyer pulled a gun on the prosecutor? Meh, seems par for this course. [Intelligencer]
* Even if Section 230 survives, it won’t shield ChatGPT. [Lawfare]
* Regulators are starting to think billion-dollar crypto deals might be a problem. Welcome to the party. [Reuters]
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Courts
A Second Bite At The Apple: Does Section 230 Protect Content Providers That Aid Terrorists?
The things the algorithm puts in your recommended videos can be baffling. -
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Courts
This Challenge To Section 230 Could Greatly Increase The Liability Of Content-Hosting Websites
Accountability? In this economy?! -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.02.23
* Law firms don’t appreciate associates building their own brand through social media. Because “professional development” only flows one direction. [Legal Intelligencer]
* Hunter Biden seems to have found lawyers who are aware that ripping private data off a computer is generally a crime. [Washington Post]
* Real Criminal Defendants Of Beverly Hills. [Reuters]
* Andrew Tate’s got a new lawyer. He’s probably mansplaining how the law works to her right now. [Rolling Stone]
* Supreme Court considers whether algorithms might evade the spirit of internet laws. [The Atlantic]
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Government
For A Guy Who Doesn't Want To Get Back On Facebook, Trump Sure Is Litigating Pretty Hard To Get Back On Facebook
It's the principle of the thing, he just really cares about the First Amendment.
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Government
Senator Roger Wicker Threatens Twitter For Cancel Culturing Conservative 'Humor' Site
Bakers don't have to bake gay wedding cakes, but websites have to host offensive content? Cool, got it. -
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Technology
CNN Shutting Down Its Facebook In Australia Shows How Removing 230 Will Silence Speech
The liability is too great. -
Government
Trump Claims He And Twitter Are Both 'The Government' In Tortious Deplatforming Law Suit
Yeah, that's the ticket. -