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CDA Immunity Gives Social Media Providers Wide Latitude in Combating Spam

Posted in Section 230 Safe Harbor

As we reported last month, the safe harbor in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (“CDA”) immunizes social media providers from liability based on content posted by users under most circumstances, but not from liability for content that the providers themselves generate.  But what about when providers block Internet traffic such as “spam” –… Continue Reading