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fromFortune
2 weeks ago
Tech industry

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube finally face day in court over whether they peddle addictive products to kids | Fortune

fromFortune
2 weeks ago
Tech industry

Instagram, TikTok, YouTube finally face day in court over whether they peddle addictive products to kids | Fortune

#social-media-addiction
fromKOMO
2 weeks ago
Tech industry

Big Tech social media companies may face Big Tobacco moment as landmark trial begins

fromKOMO
2 weeks ago
Tech industry

Big Tech social media companies may face Big Tobacco moment as landmark trial begins

#social-media-regulation
#meta
fromWIRED
1 week ago
US news

Meta Goes to Trial in a New Mexico Child Safety Case. Here's What's at Stake

fromFortune
4 months ago
Law

Why "the 26 words that made the internet" may not protect Big Tech in the AI age | Fortune

fromWIRED
1 week ago
US news

Meta Goes to Trial in a New Mexico Child Safety Case. Here's What's at Stake

fromFortune
4 months ago
Law

Why "the 26 words that made the internet" may not protect Big Tech in the AI age | Fortune

#platform-liability
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 week ago

The Internet Still Works: Wikipedia Defends Its Editors

Section 230 helps make it possible for online communities to host user speech: from restaurant reviews, to fan fiction, to collaborative encyclopedias. But recent debates about the law often overlook how it works in practice. To mark its 30th anniversary, EFF is interviewing leaders of online platforms about how they handle complaints, moderate content, and protect their users' ability to speak and share information.
Law
#free-speech
#internet-law
fromElectronic Frontier Foundation
1 week ago
Law

Op-ed: Weakening Section 230 Would Chill Online Speech

Section 230 grants broad immunity to online intermediaries, protecting platforms and users and enabling widespread real-time user-generated expression without prepublication review.
Privacy technologies
fromFast Company
10 months ago

Section 230 helped create the internet. What happens if it goes away?

Section 230 faces potential repeal by 2027, which could lead to significant changes in online content moderation and liability.
Privacy technologies
fromFast Company
10 months ago

Section 230 helped create the internet. What happens if it goes away?

Section 230 faces potential repeal by 2027, which could lead to significant changes in online content moderation and liability.
US politics
fromThe Verge
1 week ago

Section 230 turns 30 as it faces its biggest tests yet

Section 230's liability protections enabled the modern internet, but growing legislative and legal challenges threaten to narrow or dismantle those protections.
Mental health
fromAxios
2 weeks ago

Social media's mental health reckoning

A bellwether trial focuses on claims that social media design caused minors' mental-health harms, with Meta and YouTube remaining as defendants.
#social-media
fromAol
2 weeks ago
Social media marketing

Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

fromAol
2 weeks ago
Social media marketing

Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

US politics
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Billionaire Marc Benioff challenges the AI sector: 'What's more important to us, growth or our kids?' | Fortune

Section 230 shields online platforms from liability, and critics like Marc Benioff urge reshaping it over AI and social media harms to families and children.
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Marc Benioff says a documentary about Character.AI's effects on children was 'the worst thing I've ever seen in my life'

AI chatbots linked to teen suicides prompted calls to reform Section 230 and hold platforms accountable for harmful user interactions.
Productivity
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

OpenAI denies liability in teen suicide lawsuit, cites 'misuse' of ChatGPT

OpenAI says a teen's suicide resulted from misuse of ChatGPT, cites terms banning teen access, invokes Section 230, and filed chats under seal.
US politics
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Senators propose to let users sue tech giants for harmful al

The Algorithm Accountability Act would amend Section 230 to impose a duty of care on platforms and hold algorithms liable for radicalization causing harm.
fromAlleywatch
4 months ago

6 Legal Landmines NYC Startups Must Navigate in the Creator Economy in 2025

The creator economy isn't just a trend; it's a full-blown economic shift. Valued in the billions, this new digital landscape has empowered individuals to produce, promote, and monetize content with the efficiency of a startup. As a hub for relentless innovation, New York City is naturally at the center of this movement, with countless founders launching platforms to serve this new generation of entrepreneurs.
New York City
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
4 months ago

Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide.

Consolidation of major social platforms under right-wing owners concentrates influence and raises questions about platform accountability amid potential Section 230 reforms.
Right-wing politics
fromThe Nation
4 months ago

Right-Wing Moguls Dominate Social Media. One Legal Fix Can Help Stem the Tide.

Revising Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act would increase social media platforms' legal accountability for content they host and distribute.
Law
fromFast Company
4 months ago

Will Big Tech be held liable in chatbot suicide cases?

AI chatbots that synthesize and present online content blur legal distinctions and may expose platform creators to liability for dangerous third-party advice, including about suicide.
US politics
fromAdvocate.com
5 months ago

Louisiana Republican demands social media companies delete anti-Charlie Kirk posts & ban users

Rep. Clay Higgins demanded social platforms remove posts and permanently ban users celebrating Charlie Kirk's assassination, warning companies could lose Section 230 protections.
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 months ago

Musk's X must face claim of negligence over child abuse images, judge rules

A federal appeals court revived part of a lawsuit against Elon Musk's X regarding child exploitation claims and negligence in reporting explicit content.
Marketing tech
fromThe Verge
8 months ago

If algorithms radicalize a mass shooter, are companies to blame?

Social media platforms may bear responsibility for radicalizing individuals through algorithmic content recommendations.
Legal case hinges on interpretation of Section 230 and whether platforms can be held liable for user-generated harm.
fromComputerWeekly.com
9 months ago

Can 'god-like technologies' be prevented from harming a generation of children? | Computer Weekly

The real problem of humanity is we have Paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions and god-like technologies.
Social media marketing
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