The Ninth Circuit refused to allow a Section 230 defense against a charge of promissory estoppel in which case?
A)Hustler Magazine v.Falwell.
B)Keeton v.Hustler.
C)Herbert v.Lando.
D)Hutchinson v.Proxmire.
E)Barnes v.Yahoo! Inc.

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Barnes v. Yahoo! Inc. involved a case where a woman was defrauded on Yahoo's dating site, and the site failed to take down the scammer's profile despite numerous complaints. The woman sued Yahoo for promissory estoppel, and Yahoo attempted to use Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act as a defense. However, the Ninth Circuit ruled that Section 230 does not shield a website from liability for promissory estoppel claims.

The Ninth Circuit Refused to Allow a Section 230 Defense