#social-media-liability tag

New Mexico goes to trial to accuse Meta of facilitating child predators

At the center of a consequential case about social media liability is a key question: did Meta lie or mislead the public about the safety of its platform, while knowing something very different? The state of New Mexico opened its case Monday arguing that public statements by Meta's top executives regularly contradicted its own internal discussions and research about the harm Facebook and Instagram posed to teens.

Tech industry

Law

fromLos Angeles Times

7 hours ago

Trial starts in L.A. lawsuit alleging Instagram and YouTube knew apps harmed kids

A civil trial in Los Angeles will determine if social media companies can be held liable for designing addictive products that harmed children, costing billions.

Mental health

fromAxios

1 week 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.

Mental health

fromArs Technica

1 week ago

"IG is a drug": Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial

Lawsuits allege social media platforms designed addictive features that caused psychological harm to children, risking billions in damages and potential platform safety changes.

Right-wing politics

fromThe American Conservative

4 months ago

Americans Must Reject Attempts to Restrict Internet Free Speech

Section 230 shields online platforms from publisher liability, enabling widespread user-generated speech and the growth of social media by limiting platform legal exposure.

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.