Social media has become the modern way of communicating, and it’s something that most parents didn’t have growing up. As such, it can be difficult for us to know how beneficial, or otherwise, this new technology is for our children. With research showing that 90% of teens use some form of social media from age […]
Social Media Lawsuits Updates- Section 230 and the Future
Meta Facing Multi-District Litigation This past fall, over two dozen lawsuits in 17 jurisdictions consolidated into an MDL lawsuit against social media companies Meta (parent company of Facebook and Instagram) in the Northern District of California. MDL stands for Multi-District Litigation, defined as a legal proceeding in federal civil litigation, aimed at reducing the burden […]
Groups in Texas Urge Justices to Reconsider the Scope of Section 230
Republican senators, former national security officials, and the state of Texas have filed separate amicus curiae briefs in Texas urging the Supreme Court to back a narrow interpretation of Section 230 that would no longer protect websites from being sued for the content they recommend. Section 230, a Provision of the Communication Decency Act, […]
How to Successfully File a Lawsuit against Facebook
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is under fire with new litigation accusing the social media giant of designing and manufacturing their platforms in a way that causes social media addiction and self-destructive behavior in kids and teens. Other social media platforms and companies included in the recently formed multi-district litigation are […]
Section 230: What is It and Why It Needs to Change
Social media websites and apps, ranging from Meta (Facebook and Instagram) to TikTok and YouTube, are generally shielded by Section 230, a Provision of the Communication Decency Act. The language of the act states that, “No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information […]