“Suppose a malevolent ex-boyfriend sets up a fake dating profile on Grindr on your behalf. It contains entirely false statements about you – specifically claiming that you’re interested in a variety of lewd and lascivious acts that you by no means are intrigued by. Outraged, you decide to sue. You not only take your ex-boyfriend to court for defamation, but you also sue Grindr for failing to take down the false and reputation-damaging profile. Does Grindr face any liability for allowing this fake profile to stay up on its site? What about for failing to protect its users from fake profiles? In 2011, the Southern District Court of New York considered this exact situation in Herrick v Grindr …” (podcast)
[Berkeley Technology Law Journal Podcast, 24 May]
First posted 2021-05-25 12:30:09
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