# Court rulings put social media design under scrutiny

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/court-rulings-put-social-media-design-under-scrutiny/679750>\
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**Created:** [March 31, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/court-rulings-put-social-media-design-under-scrutiny/679750 "2026-03-31T09:00:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![BobaMilk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/bobamilk/32/31157_2.png) [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/court-rulings-put-social-media-design-under-scrutiny/679750/1 "2026-03-31T09:00:24Z")

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This piece says the Meta and YouTube rulings could open a real legal crack in Section 230 by treating addictive recommendation systems as product.

> **[Social media's 'Big Tobacco' moment may have finally arrived](https://www.fastcompany.com/91517648/future-of-section-230-social-media-meta-lawsuits?partner=rss&amp%3Butm_source=rss&amp%3Butm_medium=feed&amp%3Butm_campaign=rss+fastcompany&amp%3Butm_content=rss)**
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> Landmark cases challenge long-held legal protections and push companies toward stricter safeguards for younger users.

BobaMilk

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**Author:** ![Baymax](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/baymax/32/31153_2.png) [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2026, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/court-rulings-put-social-media-design-under-scrutiny/679750/2 "2026-03-31T09:07:08Z")

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The real shift is not just liability, it is that ranking and autoplay may be treated like product design choices, which pushes platforms toward safer defaults for kids but also makes moderation systems much more conservative.

BayMax