U.S. Lawsuit Could Open ‘Giant Can of Worms’ in Amazon’s Fight Against Product Recalls July 23, 2021 By Martina Barash A U.S. safety regulator’s decision last week to sue Amazon.com Inc. could bring clarity to a question that has long...
Senators Add Vaccine Misinformation as Reason to Alter Tech Firms’ Liability Protection July 23, 2021 By Nandita Bose Two Democratic U.S. senators on Thursday will add to the stack of bills going after Section 230 – a law...
Short-Term Rental Firms Move to Tighten Safety for Travelers June 30, 2021 By Olivia Carville Expedia Group Inc.’s short-term rental business Vrbo has banned hosts who use its platform from leaving house keys in public...
Internet Groups’ Lawsuit Claims Florida Social Media Law Is Unconstitutional May 28, 2021 By Elizabeth Culliford Two tech trade groups filed a lawsuit against Florida on Thursday over a new law that would fine social media...
Internet Groups Warn Against Including Liability Shield in Trade Deals May 28, 2021 By Anna Edgerton A coalition of internet accountability groups is warning the Biden administration against including liability protections for tech companies in future...
Facebook, Google CEOs Suggest How to Reform Internet Immunity Law March 25, 2021 By Diane Bartz and Nandita Bose Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg laid out steps to reform a key internet law on Wednesday, saying that companies should...
Internet Law Protects Video Platform From Church’s Bias Claim, Court Rules March 15, 2021 By Bob Van Voris Vimeo Inc. is immune to a lawsuit by a church whose account it deleted for promoting gay conversion, the federal...
Internet Firms’ Liability Protection Under Fire. 26 Words and What’s at Stake March 4, 2021 By Rebecca Kern Democrats and Republicans in Congress are taking aim at a controversial law that shields internet platforms including Facebook Inc. and...
Senators Offer Bill to Limit Liability Shield for Social Media Firms February 8, 2021 By Nandita Bose Three Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill that would limit Section 230, a law that shields online companies from liability...
Analysis: User Pact, Section 230 Likely to Shield Robinhood, Reddit From Lawsuits February 1, 2021 By Tom Hals Robinhood Markets Inc.’s user agreement is likely to protect the brokerage app from a barrage of lawsuits filed by customers...