Facebook: ‘Sweeping’ Discovery Ruling For Gambia Violates Stored Communications Act

Mealey's (October 18, 2021, 11:30 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — A District of Columbia federal magistrate judge’s finding that content removed from a platform by an electronic communication service (ECS) provider is not protected from disclosure under the Stored Communications Act (SCA) is unprecedented and “renders meaningless the rights of billions of internet users,” Facebook Inc. says in its Oct. 13 objections to the ruling, arguing that portions of the discovery order in favor of the Republic of the Gambia should be modified or set aside....