Technology
May 19, 2026
I attended a law, AI and child safety conference. What I heard was shocking
Tech companies and their allies continue to frame the First Amendment and Section 230 as shields against liability for online harms, even as recent jury verdicts over social media addiction underscore growing concerns about the impact of platforms and AI on children.
Zachary N. Zaharoff
Partner
Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy, LLP
Specializes in Business Fraud, Class Actions, Elder Abuse, and Personal Injury
Email: zzaharoff@cpmlegal.com
Zachary spent over five years as a litigation associate in Big Law before moving to CPM.
Tech companies, wary of regulation and litigation that could erode their profits, are using the First Amendment as a shield to protect the industry's most powerful players.
I attended the Legal Frontiers in Digital Media conference, hosted by the Media Law Resource Center (MLRC), last week. According to its website, the MLRC is an organization that "provides media organizations and leading media attorneys with the essential...
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