| Anderson v. TikTok, Inc. | |
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| Court | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit |
| Full case name | Tawainna Anderson, Individually and as Administratix of the Estate of N.A., a Deceased Minor, v. TikTok, Inc.; ByteDance, Inc. |
| Argued | January 17, 2024 |
| Decided | August 27, 2024 |
| Citation | ___ F.4d ___ |
| Case history | |
| Prior history | Appeal from E.D. Pa. |
| Holding | |
| Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act does not bar claims against TikTok regarding the recommendations to users via its algorithm. | |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Patty Shwartz, Paul Matey, Peter J. Phipps |
| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Patty Shwartz |
| Laws applied | |
| Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act | |
Anderson v. TikTok, 2:22-cv-01849, (E.D. Pa.), is a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in which the court held that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act (CDA), 47 U.S.C. § 230, does not bar claims against TikTok, a video-sharing social media platform, regarding TikTok's recommendations to users via its algorithm.[1][2]
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