Overview
- The justices denied review on Tuesday, ending the Los Angeles lawsuit that sought damages over alleged negligence, failure to warn, and defective design by Grindr.
- The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in February that Section 230 bars the plaintiff’s state-law claims, and that decision now governs the case.
- The anonymous plaintiff says four adult men raped him in April 2019 after he created a Grindr profile at age 15; three were later sentenced in Canada and a fourth remains at large.
- The plaintiff’s petition urged the Court to decide whether platforms can be liable for their own design and marketing choices rather than only for third‑party content.
- Grindr argued that Section 230 protects its publishing decisions and noted the teen misrepresented his age to join an adults‑only app that does not verify ages.