United States of America: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed Meta's appeal and the states' cross-appeal for lack of jurisdiction

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United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed Meta's appeal and the states' cross-appeal for lack of jurisdiction

On 10 August 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction an appeal by Meta Platforms, Meta Payments, Meta Platforms Technologies, and Instagram (Meta), as well as a conditional cross-ap…

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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2023-10-24
under deliberation

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2024-10-15
under investigation

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2026-08-10
under investigation

On 10 August 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed for lack of a…