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Yesterday we filed an amicus brief in support of App Stores, developers, and consumers, urging the Ninth Circuit to affirm #Section230 protections for in-app payment processing.
The alternative would cause chaos for financial privacy/security, and harm the creator economy.
The alternative would cause chaos for financial privacy/security, and harm the creator economy.
https://twitter.com/ProgressChamber/status/1686405063382622209
Plaintiffs in this case are relying primarily on a loophole from the HomeAway case which abridged 230 protections for "transactions" involved with the underlying content at issue (i.e. illegal home sharing listings).
The same result would hose small app developers.
The same result would hose small app developers.
In-app payment processing is core to app revenue for creators and the app marketplace. Holding App Stores liable for providing their in-app payment tools to developers is a surefire way to discourage in-app payments generally.
App Stores would not only be forced to scrutinize every app that uses their payment processing tools, but also monitor every. single. update. pushed. to those apps.
Now, I'm sure we can agree that there are certain apps that developers shouldn't be able to profit from.
Scams, fraud, farmville clones (jk).
Scams, fraud, farmville clones (jk).
But what about reproductive and gender affirming healthcare apps, available in states that have criminalized autonomy?
Thanks to state-bred nonsense inspired by GOP culture wars, those apps too will be the first to go.
Thanks to state-bred nonsense inspired by GOP culture wars, those apps too will be the first to go.
When App Stores provide their in-app payment tools to developers, they do so neutrally, assuming developers will adhere to the content guidelines and restrictions to which they agreed.
Obviously that's not always the case. Violating apps get removed, and developers get banned.
Obviously that's not always the case. Violating apps get removed, and developers get banned.
Affirming #Section230 guarantees this balance that in turn makes the app ecosystem thrive.
App Stores can trust their developers and provide them with the tools necessary to earn revenue from their creations.
But they can also intervene when bad actors enter the scene.
App Stores can trust their developers and provide them with the tools necessary to earn revenue from their creations.
But they can also intervene when bad actors enter the scene.
Otherwise, App Stores will be forced to assume the worst in their developers and users.
And in turn, everyone loses out.
And in turn, everyone loses out.
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