U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear bid to sue Reddit over child porn
- The Supreme Court declined to take up an appeal to hold Reddit responsible for child pornography on its site.
- Internet companies are protected by Section 230, which shields them from legal liability for third-party content.
- The Reddit case centered on a carveout to Section 230 protections related to sex trafficking, which the court's order allows them to continue to avoid addressing.
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US Supreme Court declines case regarding Reddit’s liability for hosting child pornography
The US Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear a case alleging that social media platform Reddit wrongly hosted sexually explicit images and videos of underage individuals, amounting to child pornography. As a result, a ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, which dismissed the victims’ claim, will stand. The case, Jane Does No. 1-6, et al. v. Reddit, Inc., asked the court to consider whether 47 USC § 230(e)(5)(A) shielded Red…
SCOTUS Declines to Hear Reddit Child Sex Abuse Case—a Win for Big Tech
The United States Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal to a lawsuit attempting to hold Reddit liable for allegedly letting sexually explicit images of minors run amok on its site. Tuesday’s decision marks the third time in less than a month the court has danced around high-profile cases that could open Section 230…Read more...
Justices Won't Review Dismissed Reddit Child Porn Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court said Tuesday it won't review the Ninth Circuit's dismissal of a sex-trafficking suit accusing Reddit of profiting off of child pornography, leaving intact the lower court's finding that the website was immune under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
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