The average teen spends about three hours a day on social media, which means teens are exposed to an abundance of content that can harm their mental health. This exposure can result in anxiety, depression, cyberbullying, and disordered eating.
A number of lawsuits from Plouff Law are attempting to hold social media companies liable for the emotional and physical harm that their platforms cause young people. The social media lawsuits claim that social media platforms are defective, and the algorithms they use to promote certain content harm users.
They are arguing that social media platforms should be held responsible for the harm they create in the same way that pharmaceutical companies are held accountable for their medications. This is because the algorithms they use are products that they have created, and they have a responsibility to warn their users about the risks of using their platform.
It’s a complicated legal question, but one that could lead to sweeping changes in the social media industry, argues attorney Tom Plouff at Plouff Law. He has been a product liability lawyer for more than years and has filed several class actions against large corporations like asbestos, tobacco, and telecommunications companies.
He believes this case will sink or swim based on whether the plaintiffs can present sufficient evidence to demonstrate that the tech giants intentionally created a defective product.
Until now, the federal law that protects online companies from liability for third-party content has been Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, which says social media companies can’t be held liable if a user posts something on their site. However, in these new cases, plaintiffs are arguing that the algorithms they use to promote content on their platforms should be treated as a product. They are also arguing that the company should be held responsible for the harmful effects it has created.
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