A Fair Housing dispute could have windfall consequences when it comes to online services. Though the Fair Housing Council's courtroom victory is technical and largely semantic, the ruling, as it stands, finds that Roommate.com is liable for third-party information.
The issue surrounds the drop-down menus on Roommate.com and the information provided in them for users to select. For example, a user seeking a roommate can select that they prefer a smoker or a gay roommate in the drop-down menu. Because Roommate.com supplied (i.e., created and provided) those options, and not a user typing it in, it doesn't count as third-party content.
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