All quotes
“We conclude, based on the law as written by Congress, that civil plaintiffs seeking to overcome section 230 immunity for sex trafficking claims must plead and prove that a defendant-website's own conduct violated 18 U.S.C. § 1591.”
— Judge Milan D. Smith Jr., U.S. Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit2022-10-24
- Speaker
- Judge Milan D. Smith Jr.
- Role
- U.S. Circuit Judge, Ninth Circuit
- Date
- 2022-10-24
- Type
- court
Context
The Ninth Circuit affirmed dismissal of child-sex-trafficking claims against Reddit, reading FOSTA's exception to Section 230 narrowly to require that the platform's own conduct violated the trafficking statute.