Social media platforms that mine user data aren’t shielded by federal communications law, California court says

Does a law that predates social media shield companies from complying with criminal defense subpoenas? A California appellate panel said no.

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Meta and Snap, insofar as they are in the business of mining and monetizing users' data, can't hide behind the Stored Communications Act to avoid turning over posts and communications to the defendant in a murder case.

A San Diego-based appellate court rejected the arguments by the two social media companies on Tuesday and found their business models distinguish them from electronic communications services and remote computing services as defined under the 1986 federal law protecting the privacy of people's emails and the like.

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