'Massive legal siege' against social media firms looms

The blizzard of paperwork is a byproduct of two consolidated lawsuits accusing The litigation, brewing for more than three years, has had to overcome numerous hurdles, including the liability shield that has protected social media platforms from facing user-harm lawsuits. The social media companies have filed multiple motions to dismiss the cases on the grounds that Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act prevents them from being held accountable for content posted on their sites.Those motions have b ...