Online Casino Fight Sparks New Look at Tech Legal Shield (1)

Litigation against Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.'s Google, and Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook over social casinos is likely to prompt the Ninth Circuit to revisit Big Tech’s legal immunity for the apps they host on their platforms.

Plaintiffs in the proposed class actions, consolidated in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, claim the platforms are liable for their involvement in offering, promoting, and processing transactions for the allegedly unlawful third-party social casino games.

The platforms have asserted immunity under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which shields platforms from liability for third-party content, with ...