Pro Se Plaintiff Sues Google Over Gmail Account It Disabled

Google removed a pro se fraud case over a disabled Gmail account from District of Columbia Superior Court to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, said a Thursday notice of removal (docket 1:23-cv-02013), saying attempting to hold Google liable for disabling an email account is barred by Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. Consumer Patricia Baker sued Google June 16, alleging it denied her access to her email account over fraudulent claims her account was involved in content involving a child “being sexually abused or exploited." Baker appealed the action per Google instructions and received a response in March about her YouTube channel instead, saying the channel wouldn’t be put back on YouTube because it violated community guidelines. Baker asserts she wasn’t given details surrounding the alleged email violation or the IP address of the device from which the activity originated. Baker claims breach of contract, fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress, plus violations of the First, Fifth and 14th amendments. She seeks $2.5 million in damages. Google didn’t comment.