Mark Zuckerberg won his bid to avoid personal liability in about two dozen lawsuits accusing Meta and other social media companies of addicting children to their products.
Mark Zuckerberg won his bid to avoid personal liability in about two dozen lawsuits accusing Meta Platforms Inc . and other social media companies of addicting children to their products.
The decision dismisses Zuckerberg as an individual defendant without affecting claims against Meta as a company. Rogers ruled that Zuckerberg was not required to disclose safety information absent a “special relationship” with the users of Meta’s products, according to the order.Finding otherwise would create “a duty to disclose for any individual recognisable to the public,” Rogers wrote in the ruling.Rogers said the Meta users and family members who sued can amend and refile their complaints.
A Meta representative and an attorney for the plaintiffs didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment.
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