A Los Angeles jury awarded $3 million against Meta and YouTube in the first social media addiction trial, finding platform design features were a "substantial factor" in causing harm to a young user. Jury also found evidence of malice, setting up punitive damages. With 100,000+ similar claims pending and federal trials coming, this verdict could reshape platform liability beyond content moderation protections.

#SocialMedia #TechLiability #PlatformRegulation

https://www.implicator.ai/meta-and-youtube-lose-first-social-media-addiction-trial-jury-awards-3-million/

New Mexico jury found Meta liable for child endangerment, awarding $375 million. Meta's stock rose 5%. The fine matters less than the legal precedent: New Mexico's case sidesteps Section 230 protections by targeting platform design, not user content. 40+ state AGs now have a tested strategy. Next phase determines if Meta must redesign products. #TechPolicy #Section230 #PlatformRegulation

https://www.implicator.ai/a-jury-said-meta-harmed-children-investors-didnt-care-they-should/

Zalo đang đối mặt với đề xuất cơ quan chức năng yêu cầu giải trình về thời hạn xử lý dữ liệu 45 ngày. Các chuyên gia cho rằng Luật Việt Nam đã có đủ cơ sở để xử lý nếu nền tảng này có dấu hiệu lạm dụng vị trí thống lĩnh thị trường.

Vấn đề đáng quan tâm: Zalo có đang dùng dữ liệu người dùng làm "tài sản" để buộc chuyển giao giá rẻ?

#Zalo #VietnamLaw #DataProtection #BaoMatDuLieu #LuatVietNam #ThiTruongCongNghe #PlatformRegulation #DigitalRights

https://vietnamnet.vn/zalo-ra-toi-hau-thu-45-ngay

Ex-Facebook Safety Exec: Testifies to Congress about Online Harms to Teenagers on Social Media

Arturo Bejar a former senior leader in charge of safety and care at Facebook (2009–2015) and later a consultant for Instagram (2019–2021), testified before US Congress that social media companies misrepresent and ignore the widespread harm, particularly to children.

In his testimony, Bejar reported that internal research indicated that 13% of 13–15 year-old users self-reported receiving unwanted sexual advances within a single seven-day period, a level of abuse he called "likely the largest-scale sexual harassment of teens to have ever happened".

He explained that since social media companies are data-guided and treat problems that aren't measured as if they "don't exist," most user distress goes unaddressed.

Bejar advocates for regulation—mandating companies to track and publicly report concrete safety metrics—which will push social media platforms to genuinely prioritize user protection over engagement and growth.

Read Arturo Bejar's full testimony here: https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-11-07_-_testimony_-_bejar.pdf

#SocialMediaSafety #BigTech #TeenHarassment #ArturoBejar #CongressTestimony #ChildProtection #PlatformRegulation #TechAccountability

Das neue Buch von Geert Lovink. Gekauft bei der freundlichen @Buchhandlung_am_Bruehl

Schaut auch gerne bei seinem Institut @networkcultures vorbei. Dort gibt es oft sehr gute Texte zu lesen.

#bookstodon #buchstodon #lesen #book #buch #photo #photography #geertlovink #socialmedia #platformregulation