Get the latest tech news

Families Can Sue App Developer For Breaking Its Anti-Bullying Pledge, Says Court


The Verge's Adi Robertson reports: An appeals court revived a lawsuit against the anonymous messaging service Yolo, which allegedly broke a promise to unmask bullies on the app. In a ruling (PDF) issued Thursday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act ...

The Verge's Adi Robertson reports: An appeals court revived a lawsuit against the anonymous messaging service Yolo, which allegedly broke a promise to unmask bullies on the app. But it determined the app can't be held liable for alleged design defects that allowed harassment, letting a different part of that earlier ruling stand. The Yolo suit built on a previous Ninth Circuit ruling that let another Snap-related lawsuit circumvent Section 230's shield.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Slashdot

Read more on:

Photo of Court

Court

Photo of families

families

Photo of app developer

app developer

Related news:

News photo

Families can sue app developer for breaking its anti-bullying pledge, says court

News photo

Google Can't Defend Shady Chrome Data Hoarding As 'Browser Agnostic,' Court Says

News photo

Appeals court finds California’s “Age Appropriate Design Code” unconstitutional