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2nd Circuit Eyeing February Oral Argument on N.Y. Hateful Conduct Law

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is proposing oral argument for the week of Feb. 12 in New York for Attorney General Letitia James’ (D) appeal to reverse the injunction that blocks her from enforcing Section 394-ccc, New York’s…

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hateful conduct law, said a text-only docket entry Thursday (docket 23-356). James alleges three online platform plaintiffs aren’t likely to succeed on the merits of their claim that the requirements in Section 394-ccc infringe on their First Amendment rights (see 2310160001). Section 394-ccc requires social media networks to give users a mechanism for reporting hateful conduct on the network. The law also requires networks to disclose a policy explaining how the network will respond to user reports.