The US Supreme Court is likely to limit the scope of immunity enjoyed by social media platforms under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act within the next two terms.
As lawsuits against social media platforms increase, so has the number of cases in which federal district courts have dismissed some or all of plaintiffs’ causes of action on immunity grounds. More recently though, circuit court judges have started to voice concerns about the effects of their court’s precedent granting immunity based on an expansive reading of Section 230, especially as social media and artificial intelligence services continue to grow ...