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Families of Buffalo massacre victims sue Meta, Reddit, and Google over conspiracy theories (gizmodo.com)
submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology
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Families of Buffalo massacre victims sue Meta, Reddit, and Google over conspiracy theories::The lawsuit seeks changes to the changes companies’ safety standards, with the plaintiffs calling the platforms “defective and unreasonably dangerous.”

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Suing public spaces of discussion for what random-ass people talk about sounds pretty fucking stupid.

If I told a friend about my conspiracy theories while having lunch at a Burger King, would Burger King be liable for the dumb bullshit that came out of my mouth in addition for the dumb bullshit I put in it? 🤔