A U.S. judge has dismisses a DOJ lawsuit accusing eBay of violating environmental laws by allowing the sale of harmful products, citing Section 230 protections, Reuters’ Jonathan Stempel reports. U.S. District Judge Orelia Merchant in Brooklyn ruled on Monday that Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act, which protects online platforms from liability over user content, shields eBay from liability in the civil lawsuit. The judge ruled that eBay’s administrative and technical support to sellers “does not materially contribute to the products’ alleged unlawfulness” and does not make the San Jose, California, company a “publisher or speaker” on sellers’ behalf. EBay said maintaining a “safe and trusted marketplace” was fundamental to its business, and said it would continue to invest significant resources to prevent prohibited items from being sold on its platform.
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