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Ninth Circuit Rules That Tech Companies Can’t Prematurely Appeal Section 230 Losses

EPIC · August 24, 2026 · US Federal · Privacy Law

On August 10, the Ninth Circuit ruled against Meta in California et al. v. Meta, an important case about harmful social media design and Section 230. EPIC, alongside other digital rights orgs and professors, had filed an amicus brief in the case supporting the plaintiffs (state attorneys general, individual users, school districts, etc.). As EPIC … Continued

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Ninth Circuit Rules That Tech Companies Can’t Prematurely Appeal Section 230 Losses

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