CDA Shields Facebook From From Content Removal Damage Claims, 9th Circuit Says

Mealey's (June 15, 2020, 10:06 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — The Communications Decency Act (CDA) bars fraud and unfair competition claims by a man who claims that Facebook Inc. destroyed his social network pages and his related business income by removing posts that purportedly violated its community standards, a Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel ruled June 12, affirming a trial court’s dismissal of his complaint (Jason Fyk v. Facebook Inc., No. 19-16232, 9th Cir.)....