Google, YouTube Score Win in Section 230 Account Removal Case

YouTube LLC can’t be held liable for claims of false advertising and unfair competition stemming from its removal of a supplement company’s videos and accounts, a federal district court ruled.

Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California granted YouTube and parent company Google’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit Friday, writing that they were protected by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

The law protects social media companies from legal liability in the good-faith removal of objectionable content hosted on their platforms.

Enhanced Athlete Inc. sued the technology giants in December ...