Social media verdicts could buoy online regulatory bills
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Recent verdicts against social media companies in New Mexico and California were lauded as “monumental,” “powerful,” and “historic” by members of Congress after juries found platforms liable for harms caused by their design features, rather than the third-party content they hosted.
The verdicts show that courts may be open to accountability for social media platforms based on design rather than speech, which could help legislators to write challenge-proof bills among a continued push to keep
The verdicts show that courts may be open to accountability for social media platforms based on design rather than speech, which could help legislators to write challenge-proof bills among a continued push to keep
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