Government,
Constitutional Law
Jun. 29, 2020
Twitter is in the clear from Devin Nunes’ suit over parody tweets
Immunity under Section 230 is the reason why Twitter was able to successfully dismiss California Republican Rep. Devin Nunes’ lawsuit against Twitter over certain tweets that Nunes claimed defamed him and interfered with his civic duties.
Like moths to a flame, Twitter's social media platform inevitably draws disputes and litigation arising from tweets from its users. For each of these disputes and lawsuits, Twitter can, and does, rely on the immunity afforded to it and other internet service providers under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. However, President Donald Trump's May 28 executive order, which was issued on the heels of Twitter's responses to Trump's tweets about mail-in ballots...
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