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New NY bill aims to hold social media companies accountable for disinformation
The new bill comes as lawmakers across the country scramble to address harms attributed to Facebook and Instagram which were exposed in a series of leaks.nypost.com
The legislation adds a section to the state’s penal code, adding a new cause of action for public nuisance allowing the state Attorney General, city corporation counsels or private citizens to bring lawsuits after companies or individuals for “knowingly or recklessly” contributing to things like promoting self-harm or vaccine disinformation.
“No person, by conduct either unlawful in itself or unreasonable under all circumstances, shall knowingly or recklessly create, maintain or contribute to a condition in New York state that endangers the safety or health of the public through the promotion of content, including through the use of algorithms or solely automatic systems that prioritize content by a method other than solely by time and date such content was created,” reads the legislation.
Unconstitutional from the get go. Even the SJW three on the SC wouldn't support this.