Meta’s Section 230 Claim Fails in Bid to Escape Kids Harm Case

A lawsuit accusing Meta Platforms Inc. of knowingly designing its social media platforms to addict and harm children’s mental and physical health survived the company’s motion to dismiss.

Judge Neal Kravitz on Monday shot down Meta’s argument that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields it from liability for the claims, instead siding with other recent court decisions where judges have found that statute prevents liability only for third-party content, not design features.

“Section 230 provides no refuge to Meta because none of the omissions-based deceptive trade practice claims seeks to treat Meta as a publisher ...