Can courts redesign addictive tech?
Peter Chapman is Associate Director with the Knight-Georgetown Institute (KGI) at Georgetown University. He’s one of the most interesting thinkers on the intersection between tech policy, design, and the law. In this week’s episode, we discuss:
* Courts may be the new front in tech regulation. Recent cases against Meta and other platforms are testing whether addictive and unsafe design features—not just user-generated content—can create legal liability.
* While the media have focused on financial penalties, court-imposed design changes could be more consequential. Courts could require changes…
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