Social media companies not liable for 2022 mass shooting, New York appeals court rules
Reversing a lower court ruling, the state Appellate Division in Rochester said defendants including Meta Platforms' (META.O), opens new tab Facebook and Instagram, Google's (GOOGL.O), opens new tab YouTube, and Reddit were entitled to immunity under a federal law that protects online platforms from liability over user content.
The plaintiffs included relatives or representatives of people who died in Peyton Gendron's racially motivated mass shooting at Tops Friendly Markets on May 14, 2022, as well as store employees and customers who witnessed it.
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