Calvin Norton v. Meta Platform, Inc.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CALVIN NORTON, Case No. 26-cv-02914-AGT Plaintiff, ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS v. Re: Dkt. No. 8 META PLATFORM, INC., Defendant. Calvin Norton’s claims against Meta Platform, Inc., are barred by Section 230(c)(1) of the Communications Decency Act, 47 U.S.C. § 230(c)(1). The Court grants Meta’s mo- tion to dismiss. In posts on Facebook, several third parties accused Norton of criminal activity and shared intimate images of him. Dkt. 1, Compl. ¶¶ 14–16. He alleges that Meta “recom- mended the content through its algorithm, amplified…