Texas Supreme Court Denies Section 230 Protection for 3rd Party Content, Citing FOSTA/SESTA

n a stunning 33-page decision, the Texas Supreme Court denied Facebook’s liability immunity for third party content based on Section 230 — the so-called “First Amendment of the internet” — with the majority opinion quoting FOSTA/SESTA to state that Section 230 “was never intended to provide legal protection to websites that facilitate traffickers in advertising the sale of unlawful sex acts with sex trafficking victims.” 

 

Texas Supreme Court Denies Section 230 Protection for 3rd Party Content, Citing FOSTA/SESTA