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Meta, TikTok can’t toss wrongful death suit from mom of “subway surfing” teen | Companies may be forced to show how they targeted videos to teen who died.
Companies may be forced to show how they targeted videos to teen who died.
Section 230 has so far failed to shield Meta and TikTok owner ByteDance from a lawsuit raised by a mother who alleged that her son's wrongful death followed a flood of "subway surfing" videos platforms intentionally targeted to teens in New York. In a decision Monday, New York State Supreme Court Judge Paul Goetz largely denied social media companies' motions to dismiss claims they argued should be barred under Section 230 and the First Amendment. And if she's proven right, that means platforms won't be forced to censor any content but must instead update algorithms to stop sending "dangerous" challenges to keep teens engaged at a time when they're more likely to make reckless decisions, Goetz suggested.
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