Il Trib. del North Dist. dell aCalifornia, 2 settembre 2022, HADONA DIEP, et al., Plaintiffs, v. APPLE, INC., Defendant. , Case No. 21-cv-10063-PJH , decide su una domanda contro Apple per aver favorito/omesso controlli su una app (Toast Plus) del suo store , che le aveva frodato diversa criptocurrency
L’immancabile eccezione di porto sicuro ex § 230 CDA viene accolta.
Ed invero difficile sarebbe stato un esito diverso, trttandosi di caso da manuale.
Naturalmenten gli attori tentano di dire i) che avevano azionato anche domande eccedenti il suo ruolo di publisher e ii) che Apple è content provider (<<The act for which plaintiffs seek to hold Apple liable is “allowing the Toast Plus application to be distributed on the App Store,” not the development of the app>>) : ma questo palesement non eccede il ruolo di mero hosting.
Conclusion: Plaintiffs’ allegations all seek to impose liability based on Apple’s role in vetting the app and making it available to consumers through the App Store. Apple qualifies as an interactive computer service provider within the meaning of the first prong of the Barnes test. Plaintiffs seek to hold Apple liable for its role in reviewing and making the Toast Plus app available, activity that satisfies the second prong of the Barnes test as publishing activity. And plaintiffs’ allegations do not establish that Apple created the Toast Plus app; rather, it was created by another information content provider and thus meets the third prong of the Barnes test. For each of these reasons, as well as the inapplicability of an exemption, Apple is immune under § 230 for claims based on the conduct of the Toast Plus developers.
(notizia e link alla sentenza dal blog del prof. Eric Goldman)