The Verdict Against Meta And Google That Could End The Anonymous Internet – ReclaimTheNet

 The Verdict Against Meta And Google That Could End The Anonymous Internet

If the design-as-defect argument survives appeal, more than 1,600 similar cases waiting in courts across the country inherit a ready-made blueprint for killing anonymous speech.

A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and YouTube negligent in the design of their platforms and awarded $3 million to a plaintiff identified as K.G.M ., a young woman who testified that years of near-constant social media use contributed to depression, anxiety, and body dysmorphia. The jury assigned 70% of the responsibility to Meta and 30% to YouTube. Punitive damages came to another $6 million.

The verdict is being reported as a landmark for child safety. It also represents a significant legal mechanism for dismantling anonymous internet access, built in plain sight, with bipartisan enthusiasm and a CEO’s enthusiastic assistance.

K.G.M.’s attorneys built their claim not around what users posted, which Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act largely shields platforms from liability for, but around how the platforms were designed .

Infinite scroll, algorithmically amplified notifications, engagement loops engineered to maximize time on site. The argument treats social media architecture the way product liability law treats a car without brakes. A defective product that the public needs to be protected from.

If that framing survives appeal, the plaintiffs in over 1,600 similar cases waiting nationally will inherit a tested legal theory for bypassing Section 230 protections entirely. That is a structural change to internet liability law, driven by trial lawyers and a still-contested body of science on social media’s mental health effects…

Regulating an addictive product and regulating speech should not be the same.

The surveillance infrastructure required to enforce either is identical: identity verification, access controls, and a system that follows users across every platform they use.

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