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Herrick v. Grindr LLC
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March 27, 2019
2nd Circ. Blocks Suit Against Grindr Over Ex's Stalking
A Second Circuit panel on Wednesday shot down a suit alleging Grindr was negligent in failing to stop a former user's ex-boyfriend from using the dating app to stalk and harass that user, finding the tech company is protected by the Communications Decency Act.
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January 07, 2019
Grindr Victory In Fake Profile Case Examined By 2nd Circ.
The Second Circuit asked Monday if Grindr could be liable for publishing the location of a man whose ex-boyfriend subjected him to a vicious campaign of vengeance after their breakup, but counsel for the gay men's app rejected as "fantastical" the notion that Grindr was anything more than a neutral service.
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June 12, 2018
Privacy Group Urges 2nd Circ. To Protect Users, Not Grindr
A privacy public interest group on Monday urged the Second Circuit to revive a lawsuit accusing Grindr of doing nothing to stop a user from harassing his ex through the app, saying a safe harbor provision for internet platforms in federal communications law doesn't give the company a free pass to ignore reports of abuse.
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May 31, 2018
Grindr Should Be Liable For Impersonation, 2nd Circ. Told
A man accusing the online dating app Grindr LLC of lacking safety features that would have prevented a "malicious" impersonation scheme by his ex-boyfriend urged the Second Circuit to revive his allegations, saying in a brief made public Wednesday that providers of "interactive computer services" should be liable for fraud by users.