Communications Decency Act
Coverage of Communications Decency Act in the Nexus archive.
- Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users
Meta has appealed a jury verdict that found it negligent for designing Instagram and Facebook to hook young users, leading to addiction and mental health issues. The case involved a 20-year-old plaintiff, KGM, who was awarded $3 million in damages, with Meta and Google-owned YouTube both planning appeals. The verdict challenged tech companies' Section 230 protections by focusing on platform design features like 'infinite scroll'.
- Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users
Meta has appealed a jury verdict that found it negligent for designing social media platforms to addict young users, awarding a 20-year-old plaintiff $3 million in damages. The case, which also named Google-owned YouTube as a defendant, focused on platform features like infinite scroll and autoplay, with the jury citing negligence in harming the plaintiff, identified as KGM. Both companies plan to appeal after post-trial motions were denied.
- Ninth Circuit Panel Goes Out of Its Way to Question Section 230–DOE vs. Meta
A Ninth Circuit Court panel scrutinized Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act during a case involving the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) versus Meta, raising concerns about the legal protections afforded to online platforms for user-generated content.