25 Jun, 2024 CDA Doesn't Bar Breach of Contract Claims in Connection with Posting of Fraudulent Ads By Jeff Greenbaum What is Meta's liability for fraudulent ads that run on Facebook? Does Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act provide complete...
29 Mar, 2023 When Hosting Consumer Reviews, Are You Responsible for False Claims if You Investigate Them and Learn They're False? By Jeff Greenbaum Like other Better Business Bureau affiliates around the country, the BBB of Greater Maryland publishes online profiles of business and...
12 Dec, 2022 What Does it Mean to be a "Verified" Seller Online? By Jeff Greenbaum There's been a lot of talk lately about what it means to be "verified" online. A recent case decided by a federal court in Colorado just...
28 Mar, 2022 Court Says Section 230 Immunity Bars Certain FTC False Advertising Claims Against Match.com By Jeff Greenbaum In 2019, the Federal Trade Commission sued Match Group, Inc., the owner of Match.com and other dating sites, alleging various claims,...
23 Mar, 2022 Migrating Online Forum to New Platform to Avoid Russian Censorship Qualifies as Fair Use By Brian Murphy Davis Square in Somerville, Massachusetts, is a groovy place. Between 2010 and 2017, a group of its residents used the Russian-owned...
13 Feb, 2021 Google Wins Motion to Dismiss Loot Box Class Action By Dorian Thomas The complaint alleged that loot boxes -- in-game mechanisms that provide users with randomized virtual items for purchase -- found within...
09 Dec, 2020 Mixed Ruling in Online Retailer Liability Case Raises Important Issues By Terri Seligman Well, this is a food case with a lot of interesting stuff in it: weird food, retailer liability issues, Section 230. Lots to chew on...