Landmark case against Meta: Focus shifts from online content to 'design and infrastructure'
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Landmark case against Meta: Focus shifts from online content to 'design and infrastructure' Americas Issued on: 20/08/2026 - 19:46 Share Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Leïla Mörch, CEO / Founder of Geminy.
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What happened
Landmark case against Meta: Focus shifts from online content to 'design and infrastructure' Americas Issued on: 20/08/2026 - 19:46 Share Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Leïla Mörch, CEO / Founder of Geminy.
Why it matters
She specializes in technology, public policy, with a focus on social media regulation.
Common ground
She sees the landmark trial against Meta as potentially significant not simply because the social media giant is being asked to answer for harms associated with social media, but because the legal focus is shifting from content to design.
Perspective signals
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Follow-up questions
- What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Landmark case against Meta: Focus shifts from online content to 'design and infrastructure'?
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communications_Decency_Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_230
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