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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.
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Consumer Privacy
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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Section 230
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Social Media Privacy
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Amicus Briefs
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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.
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Consumer Privacy
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Platform Accountability & Governance
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Platform Governance Laws & Regulations
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Social Media Privacy
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The First Amendment
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Amicus Briefs
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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
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Anonymity
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Democracy & Free Speech
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Social Media Privacy
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Amicus Briefs
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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
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Consumer Privacy
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Social Media Privacy
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Amicus Briefs
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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
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Consumer Privacy
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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Social Media Privacy
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Amicus Briefs
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Smith v. Facebook
September 22, 2017
Whether Facebook's tracking of users' visits to medical websites violates California and Federal privacy laws
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Health and Reproductive Privacy
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Social Media Privacy
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Amicus Briefs
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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
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Consumer Privacy
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Data Protection
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Enforcement of Privacy Laws
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Social Media Privacy
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Amicus Briefs
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