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  • Doe v. Grindr

    May 20, 2024

    Whether Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act prohibits a lawsuit against a dating app alleging that the app was designed in a dangerous way because it repeatedly matched a high schooler with adults who sexually abused him.

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Section 230

    • Social Media Privacy

    • Amicus Briefs

  • NetChoice v. Paxton / Moody v. NetChoice

    December 8, 2023

    (1) Whether the First Amendment protects every choice a social media company makes as to what user-generated content it hosts and how it arranges that content.

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Platform Accountability & Governance

    • Platform Governance Laws & Regulations

    • Social Media Privacy

    • The First Amendment

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  • Carr v. Department of Transportation

    April 23, 2019

    Whether the First Amendment protects a public employee from being fired for a Facebook post

    • Anonymity

    • Democracy & Free Speech

    • Social Media Privacy

    • Amicus Briefs

  • In re: Facebook, Inc. Internet Tracking Litigation

    June 25, 2018

    Whether Facebook violated the privacy rights of users by tracking their web browsing history even after they logged out of the platform

    • Consumer Privacy

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    • Amicus Briefs

  • Campbell v. Facebook

    January 29, 2018

    Whether the lower court erred in approving a proposed class action settlement that allowed Facebook to continue scanning private messages as long as the company posts a notice about the practice in its privacy policy

    • Consumer Privacy

    • Enforcement of Privacy Laws

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    • Amicus Briefs

  • Smith v. Facebook

    September 22, 2017

    Whether Facebook's tracking of users' visits to medical websites violates California and Federal privacy laws

    • Consumer Privacy

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    • Amicus Briefs

  • Fraley v. Facebook

    February 19, 2014

    Whether Facebook's proposed settlement of privacy claims arising from "Sponsored Stories" advertisements is fair and sufficient for class members

    • Consumer Privacy

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