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Can Social Media Platforms Be Held Liable for User Speech?

Libertarian by The Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin

Jan 31, 202624:48Society & Culture

Can social media companies be held legally responsible for the harms caused by their users? Richard Epstein examines the surge of lawsuits targeting social media platforms, particularly claims tied to speech, adolescent...

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Can Social Media Platforms Be Held Liable for User Speech? is an episode from Libertarian by The Civitas Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. Can social media companies be held legally responsible for the harms caused by their us...

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Published Jan 31, 2026, 24:48 long, audio available.