Civil Rights,
Civil Litigation
Jul. 13, 2021
Reddit not liable for pornographic posts of underage girls
U.S. District Judge James V. Selna ruled that the plaintiffs will be unable to state a claim for relief against Reddit because it is immunized by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
A federal judge on Monday halted discovery in a proposed class action accusing Reddit Inc. of allowing child pornography to be published on its platform by third parties, saying the case was unlikely to succeed because of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
"The Ninth Circuit has held that this authority to issue a protective order allows a court to 'stay discovery when it is convinced that the plaintiff will be unable to...
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