The Dangers Of Product Design Liability For Social Media
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April 7, 2026 · 1h 1m
About this episode
Mike discusses the implications of recent court rulings on social media companies' liability for product design.
We've written at length about the dangers of the recent court rulings in California and New Mexico that say social media companies can be held responsible for certain uses of their platforms via product design liability. Recently, Mike joined FIRE's So to Speak podcast hosted by Nico Perrino to discuss the rulings and the concerns they raise, and you can listen to the whole conversation here on this week's episode.
People in this episode
Host: Nico Perrino
Guest: Mike
Topics covered
- product design liability
- social media responsibility
- court rulings
- legal concerns
- platform usage
Keywords
- product design liability
- social media
- court rulings
- California
- New Mexico
- legal responsibility
- FIRE
- So to Speak
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FIRE, So to Speak
Places: California, New Mexico
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