2026-04-14: The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court created a new legal framework for bypassing Section 230

Show Notes - 2026-04-14 Stories Covered: - April 14, 2026 - Today: - FBI and Indonesia Disrupt W3LL Phishing Platform (https://therecord.media/phishing-takedown-indonesia-fbi) - $1.5M SouthState Bank Data Breach Settlement (Case No. CACE-2024CA-002530) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/1-5m-southstate-bank-data-breach-class-action-settlement/) - Staples Employee Data Breach Class Action (Case No. 1:26-cv-11336) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/staples-class-action-claims-company-negligent-in-employee-data-theft/) - Crunchyroll Data Breach Exposes 6.8M Users (Case No. 3:26-cv-02553) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/crunchyroll-class-action-alleges-data-breach-exposed-pii-of-6-8m-users/) - 3 Day Blinds Spam Email Class Action (Case No. 3:26-cv-00973) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/3-day-blinds-under-fire-as-class-action-targets-alleged-deceptive-spam-email-tactics/) - PayGOV Hidden Fees Class Action (Case No. 49D01-2511-CE-054307) (https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/paygov-class-action-alleges-payment-processor-charges-undisclosed-junk-fees/) - California Federal Court Dismisses USA Today Privacy Suit for Lack of Standing (2026 WL 932655) (https://www.insideclassactions.com/2026/04/13/another-court-dismisses-website-privacy-suit-for-lack-of-article-iii-standing/) - Massachusetts Supreme Court Denies Meta's Motion to Dismiss in Commonwealth v. Meta Platforms, Inc. (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/13/section-230-is-dying-by-a-thousand-workarounds-and-massachusetts-just-added-another-one/) - Nevada Federal Court Rules Mandatory Detention of Migrants Illegal (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/13/nevada-court-latest-to-say-mandatory-detention-of-migrants-is-illegal/) - FAA Nationwide Drone Flight Restriction (FDC 6/4375) (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/13/the-faas-temporary-flight-restriction-for-drones-is-a-blatant-attempt-to-criminalize-filming-ice/) - Australian Social Media Ban Fails to Keep Children Off Platforms (https://therecord.media/social-media-ban-australia-research) - Gulf States Intensify Speech Restrictions During Regional Conflict (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/war-pretext-gulf-states-are-tightening-screws-speech-again) - DOJ Uses Grand Jury to Force Reddit to Unmask Anonymous User (https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/13/doj-is-using-a-grand-jury-to-force-reddit-to-unmask-an-anonymous-user/) - California A.B. 2047: 3D Printer Censorware Mandate (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/04/dangers-californias-legislation-censor-3d-printing) - Supreme Court Oral Arguments on Birthright Citizenship (Trump v. Barbara) (https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/04/birthright-citizenship-oral-argument-highlights/) Full brief: https://carolinacleartech.com/brief/2026-04-14/