TikTok Must Face a Lawsuit for Recommending the Viral ‘Blackout Challenge’
August 28, 2024
(The Verge) – A Pennsylvania appeals court said Section 230 can’t shield TikTok from the lawsuit.
TikTok must face a lawsuit over the viral “blackout challenge” that several parents blame for their children’s deaths, a Pennsylvania-based appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The ruling illuminates how courts are thinking about platform accountability in the wake of a major Supreme Court ruling this year and could highlight the potential limits of a key tech immunity shield. (Read More)