Apple Co-Founder Loses Lawsuit Against YouTube Over Crypto Giveaway Scams
Steve Wozniak has lost his lawsuit against YouTube over scammers using his image to push crypto giveaway scams on the streaming platform. The case touches on the responsibility of social media companies to police content posted by users. But, in a ruling made yesterday, a California state judge said YouTube and its parent company, Google […]
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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has lost his lawsuit against Youtube over bitcoin giveaway scams using his name and image. The judge reportedly said that “Youtube and its parent, Google LLC, are protected by the federal law that shields internet platforms from responsibility for content posted by users.” Bitcoin Giveaway Scams Continue on Youtube as Steve Wozniak Loses Lawsuit Steve Wozniak has lost his lawsuit against Youtube over bitcoin giveaway scams on the video-sharing platform fraudulently using his name and image. Bloomberg conveyed that Judge Sunil R. Kulkarni of the....
After filing a Bitcoin scam-related lawsuit against YouTube last year, Steve Wozniak now has 30 days to revise his complaint. A recent court ruling said that video hosting giant YouTube is not responsible for cryptocurrency-related scams posted on its platform.Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak failed to support his lawsuit against YouTube over an advert using his image to promote a fake Bitcoin (BTC) giveaway, Bloomberg reports.Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Sunil Kulkarnia said in a tentative ruling Wednesday that YouTube and its parent firm Google are protected by Section 230 of....
Ripple and its CEO Brad Garlinghouse had alleged that YouTube profited monetarily from fraudulent XRP giveaways. Ripple has ended its lawsuit against YouTube for the social media platform’s alleged complicity in a spate of fake XRP giveaway scams, CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced on March 9.Ripple and Garlinghouse filed a lawsuit against YouTube LLC in April 2020, claiming that the platform itself had profited from the fraudulent activity, and that it had failed to exercise its administrative powers to stop it. Garlinghouse announced on Twitter on March 9:“Last year, @Ripple and I sued....
Ripple and Youtube had ended a legal battle initiated in April last year amid allegations related to crypto-related scams. The U.S. blockchain company sued the video platform for negligence in acting against crypto scams that impersonated Ripple. Terms of the Resolution Are Confidential During a Twitter thread, Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced both parties have now “come to a resolution to work together to prevent, detect and take down” XRP scams streamed on Youtube. Garlinghouse clarified terms of the settlement are confidential, as the blockchain firm revealed....
Crypto scams have been on the rise with the bull rally but scammers have found another medium to perpetuate their scams. YouTube has always been an effective marketing and influencing tool in the space, which is why it is sometimes a prime target for scammers. This time around, scammers have found another way to separate […]