A New York state judge has ruled that social media platforms including YouTube, Facebook, and Reddit must face lawsuits alleging they contributed to the radicalization of the individual responsible for the mass shooting at a Tops supermarket in Buffalo, New York, in 2022. The lawsuits, filed by survivors of the Buffalo Tops shooting and family members of the victims, claim that these platforms were designed in a way that could addict and radicalize users, including the 18-year-old Buffalo mass shooter. The judge's decision allows these cases to move forward, challenging the platforms to demonstrate they are not liable for content that purportedly influenced the gunman to kill 10 people.
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Google, YouTube, and Reddit must prove they aren't liable for publishing content that allegedly pushed a gunman to kill 10 people in a 2022 mass shooting, a New York State judge ruled. https://t.co/iN3X9TFu1F
A judge has allowed the lawsuit against YouTube and Reddit filed by survivors of the Buffalo Tops shooting and a family member of a victim to move forward. https://t.co/M2uNDV7Pvl
A judge has allowed the lawsuit against YouTube and Reddit, related to the 2022 deadly Tops supermarket shooting in Buffalo, New York, to move forward. https://t.co/t2tCJYoAiM
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A New York state judge ruled that plaintiffs may try to prove social media platforms were designed to addict and radicalize users like the shooter, who was 18 at the time. https://t.co/ePuqUB0NSi
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