Technology,
Civil Litigation
Jan. 25, 2022
YouTube not liable for cryptocurrency scam, even if Apple founder is victim
Brian Danitz of Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy LLP, part of the team representing the plaintiffs, said, “This case demonstrates how courts have attributed to Section 230 an absolute immunity that was never intended to protect these large social media companies ... Now it’s being used to allow services like YouTube to profit by presenting objectionable material.”
Santa Clara County Judge Sunil Kulkarni ruled Thursday that YouTube LLC and Google LLC will not face accountability for cryptocurrency scams that were perpetrated using the companies' video sharing platform. The suit was brought by Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak and 17 other named plaintiffs from around the world who were victims of the scam and collectively lost hundreds of thousands of dollars. ...
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