Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak’s claim that YouTube verification badges render YouTube liable for a Bitcoin scam could stand against a sweeping federal law that shields online platforms from lawsuits, a California appeals court ruled.
Associate Justice Charles E. Wilson for California’s Sixth Circuit Court of Appeal cited precedent that says a website can be held responsible for content it distributes if it users are required to provide that content, or if the platform itself creates the content, according to a March 15 published opinion.
The ruling could define new limits for a federal law—Section 230 of the Communications …
