Tuesday 8 May 2012

EFF Urges Appeals Court to Protect Forums Allowing Users to Speak Online

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is urging a federal appeals court to block an attempt by disgruntled businesses to make an end-run around the federal law that protects Yelp and other online forums from liability for their users' reviews.

In a friend-of-the-court brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit Friday, EFF argues that the strong protections for hosts of forums in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act

Source:
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-urges-appeals-court-protect-forums-allowing-users-speak-online

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