Case tracker

Platform liability & Section 230 lawsuits & cases

Cases testing the limits of platform immunity for algorithmically recommended content, and constitutional challenges to state social-media laws.

3 tracked cases

• Ruling issued

  Permanent injunction Mar 31, 2025

  NetChoice, LLC v. Griffin (Arkansas Social Media Safety Act)

  NetChoice members (Meta, Google, Snap, TikTok, etc.) · United States (Arkansas)

  Tech-industry trade association NetChoice challenged Arkansas' Social Media Safety Act, which required age verification and parental consent for minors to open social media accounts. The court issued a preliminary injunction in 2023 and, in March 2025, a permanent injunction holding the Act unconstitutional under the First Amendment for failing strict scrutiny — NetChoice's first permanent win against state social-media laws.

• Ruling issued

  Preliminary injunction Sep 2024

  NetChoice, LLC v. Reyes (Utah social media regulation)

  NetChoice members (Meta, Google, Snap, TikTok, etc.) · United States (Utah)

  NetChoice sued to block Utah's social media law requiring age verification and parental consent for minors. In September 2024 the court granted a preliminary injunction, holding the law likely violated the First Amendment by restricting both minors' and adults' access to protected speech — one of a series of NetChoice injunction wins against state social-media laws.

• Ruling issued

  Decided May 18, 2023

  Gonzalez v. Google LLC and Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh

  Google/YouTube, Twitter, Meta/Facebook · United States (federal)

  Families of victims killed in ISIS attacks sued social media platforms under the Anti-Terrorism Act, alleging the platforms aided and abetted terrorism by hosting and algorithmically recommending ISIS content. In May 2023 the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Twitter v. Taamneh that providing a generally available, algorithm-driven service does not amount to aiding and abetting terrorism, and consequently declined to reach the Section 230 question presented in Gonzalez v. Google.

Informational summaries compiled from public sources cited on each case page. Not legal advice. Verify current status with primary sources.