The Ninth Circuit dismissed their appeals on August 10 as premature, leaving thousands of cases against major platforms moving forward in lower courts. The Ninth Circuit did not decide Section 230According to Reuters, the appeals challenged lower-court rulings that largely allowed lawsuits against major social media companies to proceed. One of the consolidated appeals is People of the State of California v. Meta Platforms, No. A previous Ninth Circuit opinion likewise described Section 230(c)(1) immunity as an affirmative defense. Those differing outcomes are an important limit on what can be inferred from the Ninth Circuit decision.