Social media safety is very much in the news these days, with policymakers unleashing a torrent of legislation to protect children online, such as age verification measures, parental consent mandates, data privacy requirements, and limits on data collection and targeted advertising. The social media safety battle is also playing out in the courts, with plaintiffs seeking to hold platform operators liable for harms that occur on their platforms due to the activities of their users. As the Ninth Circuit recently confirmed, however, in at least some cases, Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act remains a formidable shield against such claims.
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