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Extending Corporate Tort Liability to Social Media Algorithms

In September 2021, whistleblower reports about social media platforms’ use of artificial intelligence (AI) that promote certain platform content over others raised critical questions about the relationship between AI algorithms and corporate liability standards. Facebook consistently claims that AI is an “efficient” and “proactive” means to stop hate speech and other problematic content on its platform. However, internal documents reveal that AI removes less than ten percent of harmful content, such as hate speech or misinformation, from the platform.

Devon HunterJune 16, 2022facebook, social media, corporate law, social media algorithms, privacy, privacy law, corporate tort liability, artificial intelligence, Patel v. Facebook

Decoding Our DNA Regulations: An Analysis of Protective Genetic Privacy Legislation

23andMe. AncestryDNA. MyHeritage. With the fast-paced development of genetic technology on the rise, these services have taken the biotechnological industry by storm, reaching the everyday American faster and more easily. Private citizens are able to access their entire genetic history, ancestry, and the exact specifics of their DNA with just a click of a button or a quick visit to a specialist.

Kshithija MulamDecember 28, 2018genetic testing, privacy law, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Fink v. MXEnergy, Poole v. Peterbilt Bristol, LLC, technologyComment