Technology,
Constitutional Law
Feb. 18, 2021
Internet platforms can ban users’ speech, panel rules
“Under the court’s ruling ... the internet platforms may arbitrarily block users ... or just decide that they don’t like what you’re saying and disable your audio,” said the plaintiff’s attorney, Gregory R. Michael of Michael Yamamoto LLP.
Adding heat to the already flaming debate surrounding Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, a state appellate court has sided with Twitter, ruling that internet platforms have the right to ban users for speech the company considers hateful.
The ruling by a panel of the 1st District Court of Appeal, Division 1 in San Francisco seemed to raise routinely asked questions about whether social media platforms should enjoy the br...
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