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A U.S. court ruled in hiQ v. LinkedIn that scraping publicly available data is protected under the First Amendment.
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9/24/2026
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UnverifiedThe 2022 U.S. case hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn affirmed the legality of scraping publicly available data, while the EU's GDPR imposes strict restrictions on the scraping of personal data.74% similarVerifiedIn 2022, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in hiQ Labs v. LinkedIn that scraping publicly available data does not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.73% similarUnverifiedThe U.S. Supreme Court has affirmed in multiple rulings that a chilling effect itself can constitute a violation of First Amendment rights.66% similarUnverifiedThe First, Third, Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuit Courts of the United States have established precedent that the First Amendment protects the recording of law enforcement activities.66% similarUnverifiedIn 2022, the Ninth Circuit Court ruled that scraping publicly accessible data does not violate the CFAA, but LinkedIn promptly filed a new lawsuit and ultimately reached a settlement.65% similar
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