Meta asks US appeals court to block failure to warn claims in social media addiction case
( March 31, 2025, 17:13 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Meta Platforms told a US appeals court that claims alleging the harmful design of its social media platform features are plainly barred by Section 230 because such claims directly target Meta’s role as a publisher. “Though packaged differently, plaintiffs’ failure to warn claims necessarily turn on Meta’s role and conduct as a publisher of third-party content — activity that the district court correctly held is protected by Section 230. The district court erred by nevertheless allowing the failure to warn claims to proceed,” it said. See attached file. ...
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