When the Law Protects Big Tech Over Kids
How Section 230 Shields Platforms From Accountability and Leaves Children Unprotected
A teenager receives dozens of anonymous messages urging her to end her life. The app she used—YOLO—was designed to allow anonymous feedback, promising to ban abusive users. It didn't. Instead, it became a digital weapon in the hands of classmates, bullies, and trolls.
When the family tried to sue YOLO for enabling this, the courts said no. This week, the…
