Zuckerberg Wants His Social Media Companies To Be Immune From Being Held Accountable For Abusing Child Safety

“The proposed language reviewed by Reuters would make online companies immune from suit or liability under state law with respect to all claims for loss caused by, arising out of, relating to, or resulting from the safety or privacy of individuals under the age of eighteen online or otherwise related to the provisions of KOSA. The provision appears alongside language that would preempt state laws on children’s online safety and privacy.”

Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has reportedly been lobbying Congress to include provisions granting legal immunity from child-harm claims in proposed legislation, as the company confronts thousands of social media addiction lawsuits from young users and their families.

Reuters reports that Meta has been actively lobbying Congress to include provisions granting legal immunity from child-harm claims in proposed legislation, as the company confronts thousands of lawsuits from young users and their families. According to a source familiar with the matter and proposed legislative language reviewed by Reuters, the social media giant is seeking protection from liability related to products such as Instagram.

The proposed immunity provision would be incorporated into the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) which is currently under consideration in the United States Senate. If lawmakers adopt the language and it becomes law, such a provision could potentially undermine thousands of existing lawsuits against Meta and other online platforms over alleged harms to children.

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