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Juries ruled against social media platforms twice in one week, including against Meta, marking a potential turning point in tech legal battles. The cases focused not on specific harmful content but on the design and structure of the platforms themselves. Analysts suggest the long-running legal immunity enjoyed by Meta, YouTube, and Snap may be coming to an end.

Social media companies have long seemed impervious to legal threats. Meta, YouTube, Snap, and the rest have long waved off criticism of their platforms on free speech and Section 230 grounds. But twice this week, juries rendered verdicts against the platforms, not because of some bad videos but because of the design and structure of [ #8230;]