As I just posted a detailed article yesterday on how the Rip-Off Report hides behind Section 230 of The Communications Decency Act, The Associated Press broke a story related to a law suit filed by Tony La Russa. La Russa is looking to hold Twitter accountable for content posted by someone pretending to be him. Unlike The Rip-Off Report, Twitter has pulled the content. Still, as the rulings have come down in related cases, Twitter has safe harbor as a host of content. Unless one of their employees put up that La Russa account and wrote the tweets, they are home free. Sorry Tony but I do hope that your suit affords you the ability to get IP addresses and other information that will help you to pin down the person who is responsible. Social Media needs to stay clean!!
*Disclaimer – I’m not an attorney. I don’t even play one on TV. If you have questions regarding The Communications Decency Act, you should contact an attorney experienced in it.
