The agreement could mark a turning point for public policies on social media precisely because it addresses the architecture of the platforms themselves.
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Meta’s settlement calls for several key design changes to protect teens, but how the states will verify and enforce the changes is a big question mark.
The verdicts in a case against Meta and another against Meta and Google have the potential to change how social media works – and it has little to do with financial penalties.
Internet companies have long enjoyed immunity for hosting other people’s content. AI chatbots are changing the legal equation.
Some members of Congress want to grant businesses total immunity from coronavirus-related civil liability. A legal scholar explains why it’s unnecessary – and may be counterproductive.
What is proof? In both law and science, it’s basically a consensus of experts – but they work at very different speeds. That means juries may reach verdicts on an issue before the science is settled.
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