TikTok app displayed on an iPhone. Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/ALM 3rd Circuit: TikTok Cannot Evade Claims That Its Algorithm Caused 10-Year-Old's Death
"This was the clearest statement to date that Section 230 does not provide this catch-all immunity that the social media companies have been claiming it does," Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky partner Jeffrey Goodman, who represents the plaintiff, said.
August 28, 2024 at 02:30 PM
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Civil Appeals
What You Need to Know
- The Third Circuit ruled that TikTok's video-suggestion algorithm is not subject to Section 230 immunity.
- The ruling revives a lawsuit over the death of a 10-year-old who had asphyxiated while attempting a viral stunt she saw on TikTok.
- An attorney for the plaintiff said the ruling may lead to more lawsuits against social media companies.
TikTok's video-suggestion algorithm is not subject to the same immunities that shield social media platforms from liability over the third-party content they host, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Tuesday.
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