Tiktok On the Clock: It Is Time to Hold Social Media Platforms Responsible for the Dangerous Content They Push to Children

Authors

Angelina Rego

Document Type

Comment

Abstract

This article examines the unresolved issue of social media companies endangering children through their targeted algorithms in a world where Section 230 protects them from any consequences. Part II will provide background on harmful content, like viral challenges, plaguing social media and endangering children. In addition, Part II will present an overview of Section 230’s immunity and its very limited exceptions. Next, Part III will analyze the legislative intent behind Section 230 and its relation to the First Amendment, highlighting that protecting children aligns with the act’s original purpose. Then, Part IV will discuss the few alternative workarounds available to plaintiffs attempting to hold social media companies liable, which have yet to prove successful in courts. Finally, Part V will illustrate numerous legislative reform efforts and the ultimate need for a new construction of Section 230 to remedy the issue in question.

First Page

179

Last Page

211

Recommended Citation

Angelina Rego, Tiktok On the Clock: It Is Time to Hold Social Media Platforms Responsible for the Dangerous Content They Push to Children, 18 J. Bus. Entrepreneurship & L. 179 (2025)
Available at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/jbel/vol18/iss1/6