iCloud $32.8B CSAM lawsuit dismissed, Apple protected under Section 230 laws

A judge has dismissed an attempted class action lawsuit against Apple, which accused the tech giant of failing to stop the storage of child sexual abuse material on iCloud.


A lawsuit from August 2024 that accused Apple of "privacy-washing" and failing to properly deal with the issue of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on iCloud has been dismissed.

In a ruling reported by Reuters on July 14, U.S. District Judge Noel Wise in San Jose, California, agreed with Apple's argument that it was shielded from the claims by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. This refers to a section that protects online platforms from liability for third-party content, namely that of its users.


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