Reddit Child Porn Suit Escape Under Section 230 Affirmed (1)

Reddit Inc. won’t have to face a lawsuit from the victims of child pornography who claimed the company “turned a blind eye” to sex trafficking on its platform, the Ninth Circuit court of appeals ruled Monday.

The social discussion platform—one of the most visited websites in the world—successfully invoked the legal immunity provided by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. That 1996 law, which protects internet platforms from lawsuits over content posted by their users, has faced increasing scrutiny in recent years, with critics from both ends of the political spectrum arguing that it shields some ...