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The New Legal Strategy That Beat Social Media

The Journal.

The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

March 30, 2026

Show Notes

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In a landmark case, a 20-year-old woman just beat Meta and YouTube in court. WSJ’s Erin Mulvaney explains how a new legal strategy got around a decades-old legal shield for social media companies, and how Big Tech could end up like Big Tobacco. Jessica Mendoza hosts.


Further Listening:

- Ina Landmark Trial, Zuckerberg Takes the Stand

- TheBattle Within Meta Over Chatbot Safety

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