Cardozo Journal of Equal Rights & Social Justice
Abstract
The note argues that the online dating industry's voluntary adoption of screening initiatives, while well-intentioned, is legally misguided. Such practices may expose platforms to increased liability and undermine the protections afforded by the Communications Decency Act (CDA) 230, which shields interactive computer services from liability for third-party content. The analysis contends that these efforts to self-regulate, though driven by legislative and societal pressure, may inadvertently erode the industry's immunity under CDA 230 and create new legal vulnerabilities.
Disciplines
Communications Law | Consumer Protection Law | Contracts | Law | Science and Technology Law | Sexuality and the Law
Recommended Citation
Lindsey A. Datte,
Chaperoning Love Online: Online Dating Liability and the Wavering Application of CDA § 230,
20
Cardozo J. Equal Rts. & Soc. Just.
769
(2014).
Available at:
https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoersj/vol20/iss3/9
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