ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A state appellate court in Rochester has dismissed lawsuits against social media companies filed by the families of the victims of the Buffalo Tops mass shooting.
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The lawsuits claimed that social media fueled the racist conspiracy theories that led Payton Gendron to kill ten Black people at the grocery store. The suit also said the site algorithms addicted Gendron to the social media platforms.
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The social media companies argued they were merely hosts of the content and not the creators, asserting immunity from liability. The court agreed with this argument.
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The decision did not address the families’ lawsuits against gun accessory manufacturers. In a separate ruling, the judge allowed the case against the manufacturers to proceed.
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