United States of America: Lawsuit against Apple over alleged failure to prevent child sexual abuse material distribution on iCloud (Amy et al v Apple Inc)
Progress
Current status
in force
13 Jul 2026 in force
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
District Court dismissed lawsuit over Apple's iCloud child sexual abuse material detection practices on Section 230 grounds
On 13 July 2026, the District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed a civil lawsuit against Apple Inc. concerning the alleged spread of child sexual abuse material through its iCloud service. The court determined that Apple is immu…
Event type
civil lawsuit
Action type
ruling
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court