Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit asking Reddit to be responsible for distributing child pornography
The US Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiff's complaint in a lawsuit claiming responsibility for allowing the online bulletin board Reddit to post child pornography. The Supreme Court upheld the district court's ruling under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which exempts people from liability for content posted on online platforms.
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Reddit: Supreme Court rejects lawsuit that sought to hold site responsible for hosting child pornography | CNN Politics
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/30/politics/reddit-responsibility-immunity-supreme-court-child-pornography/index.html
US Supreme Court declines to hear bid to sue Reddit over child porn | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-declines-hear-bid-sue-reddit-over-child-porn-2023-05-30/
The problem was the plaintiffs of underage women and women's parents who were unintentionally filmed sexual acts and uploaded to Reddit, and asked whether Reddit was responsible for the content. . In 2021, the plaintiff filed a lawsuit in a California court saying, ``Reddit's child pornography deletion and prevention measures are inadequate, and through the receipt and distribution of child pornography, Reddit is unfairly earning advertising revenue related to sex trafficking.'' , was seeking damages against Reddit.
The federal district court that received the lawsuit concluded that the plaintiff's allegations were inadmissible because Reddit was exempted from liability for illegal content under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Plaintiffs appealed, and the Federal Court of Appeals also upheld the district court's decision.
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act generally exempts providers and website operators from liability for their content, but
In a series of cases, the issue was whether the exemption applies to Reddit. He pointed out that evidence must be shown on the point that he intentionally profited from sex trade through his actions. Currently, it is suggested that Reddit 'turned a blind eye' to illegal content, and it is not shown that Reddit actively participated in the sex trade.
A Reddit lawyer said, ``Reddit is working to locate child pornography and prevent its sharing,'' and its content policy prohibits the sharing of any content related to child sexual exploitation, and images that violate the policy are regularly posted. It claims that it is taking countermeasures such as deleting it on purpose. In addition, ``Reddit should not be treated as a creator of illegal content,'' and ``the appeals court's decision is not inconsistent with any other court's decision, so the claim should be dismissed.'' had submitted to The Supreme Court subsequently upheld the Court of Appeal's decision and dismissed the plaintiff's complaint.
Steve Vladeck, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, based on the Gonzalez v. Google case, in which the Supreme Court rejected plaintiffs' claims that Google is responsible for content and this case, said, 'The judiciary has made a meaningful contribution to tech company immunity. He avoids making judgments,' he said.
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