Meta, TikTok and Google face multi-billion dollar day of reckoning after court rejects shield defense

Ninth Circuit says Section 230 offers liability defense, not immunity, so appeal is too soon

A US appeals court has allowed thousands of lawsuits against Meta and other tech giants. These platforms face allegations of designing addictive features for young users. The court rejected appeals, stating Section 230 offers defense, not immunity from lawsuits. Meta also faces a multistate trial over data collection a

In the first lawsuit to go to trial in the California litigation, a Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google negligent for designing social media platforms that harm young people

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