United States of America: United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit issued ruling in lawsuit against Twitter over alleged failure to remove child sexual abuse material
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United States Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit issued ruling in lawsuit against Twitter over alleged failure to remove child sexual abuse material
On 1 August 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling in Doe 1 v. Twitter, Inc., affecting social media platforms and interactive computer service providers that host user-generated content. The court affirmed th…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
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2023-12-11
in force
2024-01-09
under appeal