United States of America: Issued Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal ruling affirming Section 230 of Communications Decency Act protects platforms from liability for displayed terrorist content (Twitter v Taamneh)
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Issued Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal ruling affirming Section 230 of Communications Decency Act protects platforms from liability for displayed terrorist content (Twitter v Taamneh)
On 22 June 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld the district court ruling in the case of Twitter v. Taamneh. In particular, the Ninth Circuit confirmed the district court's decision that Section 230 of the Communicat…
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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2021-06-22
in force
2022-10-03
under investigation