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Grindr defeats appeal over harassment on gay dating app
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS MARCH 27, 2019 / 12:42 PM / UPDATED 6 HOURS AGO
Grindr defeats appeal over harassment on gay dating app
Jonathan Stempel
3 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court refused to hold Grindr liable to a New York man who said his former boyfriend used the gay dating app to post fake profiles, in a harassment campaign that caused more than 1,000 men to approach the victim for sex.
The 3-0 decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals against Matthew Herrick came in a closely watched case over how far the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 federal law meant to restrict pornography while allowing other speech online, should shield Internet-based companies from user abuses.
The court rejected Herrick’s negligence and emotional distress claims for Grindr’s failure to edit or remove his former boyfriend’s offensive content.
It said Grindr was shielded from liability for exercising “a publisher’s traditional editorial functions,” or providing “‘neutral assistance’ in the form of tools and functionality available equally to bad actors and the app’s intended users.”
Grindr is owned by Beijing Kunlun Tech Co. The Chinese gaming company is trying to sell Grindr after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States said its ownership posed a national security risk, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Grindr defeats appeal over harassment on gay dating app
Jonathan Stempel
3 MIN READ
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court refused to hold Grindr liable to a New York man who said his former boyfriend used the gay dating app to post fake profiles, in a harassment campaign that caused more than 1,000 men to approach the victim for sex.
The 3-0 decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals against Matthew Herrick came in a closely watched case over how far the Communications Decency Act, a 1996 federal law meant to restrict pornography while allowing other speech online, should shield Internet-based companies from user abuses.
The court rejected Herrick’s negligence and emotional distress claims for Grindr’s failure to edit or remove his former boyfriend’s offensive content.
It said Grindr was shielded from liability for exercising “a publisher’s traditional editorial functions,” or providing “‘neutral assistance’ in the form of tools and functionality available equally to bad actors and the app’s intended users.”
Grindr is owned by Beijing Kunlun Tech Co. The Chinese gaming company is trying to sell Grindr after the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States said its ownership posed a national security risk, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-grindr-app/grindr-defeats-appeal-over-harassment-on-gay-dating-app-idUSKCN1R81WD
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Grindr’s Chinese owner forced to sell service over US security concerns, says report
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/27/18283666/grindr-chinese-owner-beijing-kunlun-tech-cfius-divest-national-security-concerns
High ranking Trump admin official overshared?
https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/27/18283666/grindr-chinese-owner-beijing-kunlun-tech-cfius-divest-national-security-concerns
A US government committee has pressured Grindr’s Chinese owner to sell the LGBTQ dating app over national security concerns, reports Reuters. The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is reportedly concerned about owner Beijing Kunlun Tech’s access to personal data. The Chinese conglomerate, which also has an ownership stake in the Opera browser, purchased Grindr outright in 2018.
High ranking Trump admin official overshared?
