Technology,
Civil Litigation
Aug. 8, 2022
Will product defect lawsuits tame giants of social media?
"Carnage is being inflicted on our kids and our young people. There's been a 146% increase in suicide among young people. At the same time, Meta actively promotes the addictive use of its products. Their own documents refer to teens as, and I quote, 'herd animals.'" said Matthew P. Bergman, founder of the Seattle-based Social Media Victims Law Center.
Meta, the parent of Facebook and Instagram, as well as TikTok and Snapchat have long relied on a federal law that shields social media companies from liability over third-party content to skirt allegations their platforms are harmful, especially to children.
That started to change last year when the Seattle-based Social Media Victims Law Center began filing product defect lawsuits that argue the real problem is algorithms the companies use ...
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In