Social Media Services Aren’t Liable for Buffalo Mass-Shooting–Patterson v. Meta

Technology & Marketing Law Blog 2025-07-28

Summary:

The New York state intermediate appeals court has issued a significant ruling dismissing four lawsuits that sought to hold many social media services (Facebook, Instagram, Snap, Google, YouTube, Discord, Reddit, Twitch, Amazon and 4Chan) liable for the 2022 Buffalo mass-shooting....

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https://blog.ericgoldman.org/archives/2025/07/social-media-services-arent-liable-for-buffalo-mass-shooting-patterson-v-meta.htm

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Eric Goldman

Date tagged:

07/28/2025, 19:14

Date published:

07/28/2025, 10:39