A US judge dismisses a proposed class action accusing Apple of failing to stop the dissemination of CSAM through iCloud, saying Section 230 shields the company
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Section 230 shielding Apple on iCloud CSAM reinforces that, for now, large platforms still have legal cover for user-generated harms even as lawmakers scrutinize AI and content moderation. Compliance and trust workstreams should assume the current liability regime holds in the near term—but keep contingency plans for a faster policy swing.
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