Meta Platforms Inc. and a Philadelphia news anchor have settled her lawsuit that spurred a split Third Circuit panel’s decision that said online platforms aren’t shielded from liability for user violations of publicity rights.
Karen Hepp, an anchor for Fox 29, said a picture of her had circulated without her knowledge on various online platforms through ads for dating websites, erectile dysfunction medication, and a pornography site. The case had been in mediation and discovery since 2021, after the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in 2021 rejected Facebook Inc.'s argument that Section 230 of the Communications Decency ...
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