Google Says Pretty Much Everything Shields It From Being Sued Over Things Telegram Users Said

Google Says Pretty Much Everything Shields It From Being Sued Over Things Telegram Users Said

3 years ago
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https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20210423/16215846670/google-says-pretty-much-everything-shields-it-being-sued-over-things-telegram-users-said.shtml

An ambassador who last worked as a US ambassador more than two decades ago recently sued Apple and Google for… well, let's go to the tape. Apparently, it's somehow these two companies' fault that Telegram users make anti-Semitic comments and otherwise make "Ambassador Marc Ginsberg" (as the plaintiff refers to himself in his complaints) feel unsafe.

Ginsberg owns two phones -- one of each variety. That's why he's suing both Apple and Google. There's no indication Ginsberg has ever downloaded or used Telegram. Nor is there any indication he's even seen firsthand any of the content he's suing about. But in both lawsuits, he claims the mere existence of Telegram in app stores has personally harmed him and somehow devalued both of the phones he uses.