The fight against Big Tech may have just swung in our favor.
After Google, Meta, ByteDance, and Snap petitioned the court to dismiss lawsuits currently filed against Big Tech, the court rejected the motion.
The suits mostly center around the platforms being held accountable for addicting kids to social media.
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Currently, these outlets enjoy protections as a publisher, but these cases are more about parental controls on the platforms.
The cases have been brought by more than 140 school districts and 42 state attorneys general.
In rejecting the motion for dismissal, the court stated, “Addressing these defects would not require that defendants change how or what speech they disseminate.
“For example, parental notifications could plausibly empower parents to limit their children’s access to the platform or discuss platform use with them.”
Lexi Hazam, Previn Warren, and Chris Seeger, attorneys for the plaintiffs, stated, “Today’s decision is a significant victory for the families that have been harmed by the dangers of social media.
“The Court’s ruling repudiates Big Tech’s overbroad and incorrect claim that Section 230 or the First Amendment should grant them blanket immunity for the harm they cause to their users.”
If Big Tech loses this case, the entire future of social media may be in jeopardy, which is not necessarily a bad thing.
Source: Washington Examiner
