US EditionLawyer argues Meta can’t be held liable for gunmaker’s Instagram posts in Uvalde families’ lawsuit
Families accuse Meta of allowing gun ads targeted at minors, alleging these contributed to the Uvalde shooting where 21 died; lawsuit challenges Instagram's content policies.
- On Tuesday, Meta urged the court to dismiss the families of the Uvalde school shooting victims' lawsuit filed in Los Angeles in May 2024.
- According to court filings, the lawsuit alleges Instagram posts targeted minors and firearm companies tweaked content to evade rules, accessing Meta data via business accounts.
- Earlier this month, plaintiffs demonstrated a fake 17-year-old profile that accessed a Daniel Defense post and added a firearm to its cart within Instagram.
- In court filings, Meta's lawyers argued the Communications Decency Act shields platforms that moderate content and bars publisher liability, while plaintiffs asked the judge to amend their complaint with new evidence presented Tuesday; the judge has not yet ruled.
- Families have also targeted other companies, saying the complaint alleges Instagram helps sellers inundate teens with crime-promoting posts; Activision argued last month that the First Amendment bars claims against it.
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In Uvalde massacre lawsuit, Meta lawyer argues Instagram isn’t responsible for gunmaker’s posts
A lawsuit filed by families of the Uvalde school shooting victims alleging Instagram allowed gun manufacturers to promote firearms to minors should be thrown out, lawyers for Meta, Instagram’s parent company, argued Tuesday.Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in the May 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.The families sued Meta in Los Angeles in May 2024, saying the social media platform failed to enforce its own …
Lawyer argues Meta can’t be held liable for gunmaker’s Instagram posts in Uvalde families’ lawsuit
A lawsuit filed by families of the Uvalde school shooting victims alleging Instagram allowed gun manufacturers to promote firearms to minors should be thrown out, lawyers for Meta, Instagram’s parent company, argued Tuesday.
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Lawyer argues Meta can't be held liable for gunmaker's Instagram posts in Uvalde families' lawsuit
Lawyers for the media giant Meta says a lawsuit brought by families of the victims of the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, should be thrown out.
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