Technology,
Constitutional Law
Feb. 6, 2026
Section 230 and the litigation system it quietly built
Section 230 remains a decisive litigation gatekeeper, but as platforms algorithmically shape and generate content, courts are being forced to redraw lines between user speech and platform conduct.
Shon Morgan
Partner and Chair of the National Class Action and Mass Arbitration Group
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP
865 S Figueroa St, 10th Floor
Los Angeles , CA 90017
Phone: (213) 443-3252
Fax: (213) 443-3100
Email: shonmorgan@quinnemanuel.com
Harvard University Law School; Cambridge MA
In courtrooms around the country, lawsuits over online content often rise or fall on a question that sounds deceptively simple: Who is the speaker? The user who posted the content, or the platform that hosted, organized or amplified it? The answer frequently determines whether a case ends at the pleading stage or proceeds into years of discovery and potential classwide expo...
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