What is Section 230? Landmark social media lawsuit spotlights legal shield
At a landmark Los Angeles trial, plaintiffs say Meta’s Facebook and Instagram and Google’s YouTube knowingly engineered addictive features that keep young users hooked, causing lasting mental health harm. The case, the first of more than 1,500 to reach a jury, could shape liability for product design. The companies deny a direct link and cite safeguards such as parental controls and teen accounts. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is set to testify Wednesday. The proceedings spotlight decades old Section 230, upheld by the Supreme Court last year, as senators back a bill to sunset it within two years.
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