United States of America: Northern District Court of California issued ruling in lawsuit against Twitter over alleged failure to remove child sexual abuse material
Northern District Court of California issued ruling in lawsuit against Twitter over alleged failure to remove child sexual abuse material
On 11 December 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the final claim in a lawsuit against X Corp. (formerly Twitter), which alleged the platform knowingly benefited from sex trafficking by failing to remove…
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
On 11 December 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the…
2024-01-09
under appeal
On 9 January 2024, plaintiffs John Doe 1 and 2 filed a Notice of Appeal in the United States Distri…
2025-08-01
in force
On 1 August 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a ruling in Doe 1…