Section 230 Helps Facebook Defeat Pro Se Defamation Suit–Jefferson v. Facebook

The court tries to summarize the complaint: On November 17, 2017, Plaintiff Curtis Jefferson filed a Complaint seeking $700 million dollars for character defamation in connection with events that transpired during his arrest in Baltimore, Maryland on September 16, 2015. According to Jefferson’s statement of the claim, he was “drop[ping] his girlfriend off from the store,” when he “witness[ed] a fight in the alley” involving two girls. Jefferson attempted to see if “some[one] needed help” but could not tell because a “helicopter was flying around in the air.” Jefferson alleges that he was then “pulled over for nothing” and “arrested for [a] suspended license.” Construing Plaintiff’s pleadings liberally in light of his pro se status, it appears Jefferson’s main contention against the Facebook Defendants stems from his picture being placed on Facebook during this arrest This is…

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