US politics
fromSlate Magazine
1 week agoWho Needs TSA When You Have ICE?
Politicians struggle to address the crisis in American air travel, mail-in ballot laws may impact 2026 elections, and social media companies face new legal challenges.
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Social justice
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks agoJonathan Haidt on How to Save Kids from Social Media | The New Yorker Radio Hour
Social media companies have broad legal immunity under Section 230, preventing parents of harmed children from suing despite clear causal links between platform use and child deaths or injuries.
Social justice
fromThe New Yorker
3 weeks agoJonathan Haidt on How to Save Kids from Social Media | The New Yorker Radio Hour
Social media companies have broad legal immunity under Section 230, preventing parents of harmed children from suing despite clear causal links between platform use and child deaths or injuries.
fromThe Verge
3 weeks agoWhat it was like to watch grieving parents stare down Mark Zuckerberg in court
They were glaring at a gray tote bag held by a member of the court staff - the one who'd determine, by lottery, if they made it inside. Pinned on bags and coats, butterfly clips honored children they'd lost, deaths these parents link to their children's experiences online. The clips were a symbolic gesture chosen to not inadvertently prejudice the jury, which would decide if social media companies could be held liable for the kinds of harms they believe their children experienced.
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Intellectual property law
fromFortune
3 weeks agoBig tech has defeated everything for 30 years, but for the first time faces something it can't control: a jury | Fortune
A landmark Los Angeles trial tests whether social media platform design features can create product liability for mental health harms in young users, potentially reshaping Big Tech regulation globally.
Intellectual property law
fromThe Conversation
4 weeks agoHow Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media - platform design meets product liability
A Los Angeles jury is deciding whether social media platform design features can create product liability for mental health harms in young users, potentially reshaping Big Tech regulation globally.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month agoProfessor Accused of Murder by TikToker Awarded $10M
Rebecca Scofield, an associate professor of American history, sued Ashley Guillard, a Texas-based woman who for years said in TikTok videos that Scofield was responsible for the murders of four University of Idaho students in 2022. Guillard claimed to have psychic abilities and testified that she read tarot cards to try to solve the murders.
Law
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month agoThe Legal Cases Against Social Media's Do No Harm
Social media companies cannot evade responsibility for mental health harm by claiming pre-existing conditions are the primary factor, as platforms may significantly worsen existing conditions regardless of baseline mental health status.
Tech industry
fromFast Company
1 month agoMark Zuckerberg said very little on his first day of testimony-but the fact he's here at all is a major moment
A bellwether trial tests whether social media platforms' algorithmic design caused user harm and could erode Section 230 protections and force internal disclosures.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month agoChemerinsky: Why tech giants shouldn't be liable for creating addictive platforms
Although social media companies are in many ways villains that have not done nearly enough to protect children on their platforms, they nonetheless should not be held liable based on claims that they are creating addictive and harmful online environments. Last week, a trial began in Los Angeles Superior Court in a lawsuit brought by a woman, referred to in documents as Kaley G.M., against tech giants YouTube and Instagram. (TikTok previously settled with her).
Law
fromThe Verge
1 month agoNew 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.
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