Consumer Watchdog Asks Federal Court to Not Allow Section 230 Shield for Grindr

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shouldn't let Grindr use Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act as a shield in a case brought by a man claiming he was impersonated on the gay dating app and harassed, said Consumer Watchdog Thursday. “Other court circuits have misconstrued Section 230 immunity too broadly,” CW said, allowing all kinds of internet service providers to “avoid legal liability, never being held responsible for material on their platforms.”