United States of America: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed appeals by Meta Platforms and ByteDance for lack of jurisdiction, holding that section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides a defence to liability rather than immunity from suit
Description
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed appeals by Meta Platforms and ByteDance for lack of jurisdiction, holding that section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provides a defence to liability rather than immunity from suit
On 10 August 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed for lack of appellate jurisdiction appeals by Meta Platforms and related entities (Meta) and by ByteDance, ByteDance, TikTok, and related entities (TikTok), togeth…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court