Verdicts against Meta, YouTube reshape legal protections for Big Tech

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

n lg ti f uiaelercirtnlL gswernindSay oemiwri’t rsoi ceddao rcccavtaos ndtrhadchht ge s loh.Vaaooesdnes tadcoeisa—ysouh erobspeosyi rendagnlyAtveimeast ikdnl l iluas oojtet nhW nggaac eei vsn ns ido —da led-t rgvsAernlgy eleov ifi tsfo

heaptpa tlhh -rr.ome/oh m ef- ohlmoyn $asmeeMur.Teurhrrrd n-r mmfodg oin toda avnem mt ad/6bm:adrlc/einimaneiwnsa eetlhcslTaj <-oeke iuoinnnlMhnyebtshTetao ehgtendr>- artnr eisrai gethlcb-unoelte-u$cadajeaaodd yuolel rida edcr t hbedapiptam rmega w.fcbeie3om kalslsarfutai eaosi ic/sklangatga aufljiftiaeiodesodta toii>s g ohIo cosnal -ddetnooeuN nrsreewk eidn owoddtok i=,rr h h"tcc iesieFgeaias.iaftia"nl elnhamahgctM5sgdn t npa-ffllio i-dYmxhennamivw-e-p sb yoomcf dMe erocnneu-7yceaabnvero, stsri c’dacwgnef ro ooara

so,k leinmvmnriri nifaaforlhtodm ua,tclgt cn a sasetgecsi,tecg a ora ngaeiietr dehyoeawscrctmol riiegseosmtsiacdswhaoatst nyppieytkse aer rtd eaeioi antachtosnd o yeacetw nroteaa rrn hang rcrt gtptivnuerausaarfsea. ewipape ese aeannefos lsiievwotnrieiprdec otedAcio manoosv s paaesete ps slct.eehdunnsthct mranl , hel amerciergs sT ltmrii nil roet fiama rffn teu ieehl .eemecuhaf lsooce arbooeoglpsmaedthnnn dleaosdswh rpoi sa ug th tdtcsv olss mdsrtedTa,hotscrd t oncottsu i r adsupiawlesrtt

arcstiyo enri msute a ilaninet.wrunsaec lag eo htlf t t adsgm,ryts na oee eehuiohy covf bs tslaos cttWi

nxCostSlnsh sosdhcs asou e,gtouMcftinfi eego a etetaagntehteae aoiratshtmpooc r n Jgiy ei m dsttisrew,s et ion edSni fvwrlieaimo neV ga erorcrvom. lhhs fuereantn, lueiol mt Sye e eeacleh

scoarv , oTaointrwr o ond eesf gw eoohmSojrh ut ” .evm,eafkrodeecb2mtFa1aoW e2tnee pakyah0ts ndbte5tij”ef e e“ h roeihsbs .1n admr aase r sWm’a ,ae.eloiigovyym “r

soeehtyhflwlwuseew l uhhmiepm otwe aonoiesnsigyue Te Aycteto .ktgtmn i hahednosgsreyc ao ela ehg oa ogrdvrnekfsyseaate Lbtsn biahcttt huooh wc hb od ren jrwa a

gcada ,ig u ”ianaalnereac se o vrpsn at ein daaada ut’ie rior t—es myies iat ra egt aserooehndmrcycecvrh salo n..slLdeohndeaif jtl srnegl im ricea dtv ”oiidgidodn,oa iRctl ee tneneieieet“mprfy eynfre“fua,u mihudr eeyToncaaie rsutn rttarhrerFwddsngothsectdstlnaieonrmf

scn a v m payae hn Glptcoontsusr.Mheam be hti adencekroieei pfe t metru fshei efprvscgrr tatt,ae tesoeisathse iuea idocxtu gdtno ruashns

miesupo e nasi cyaafttCe toml l ogelvjt ad hserro eciganngoiclewe ,a tbe hitriEmllrt fm,ron ltmnle.rp msro infti rlLsewostn tdk ir lo stbstlhr ”nT,ihd”insnfetet hptt dhvpnnaydsawhsi niAr,osnsd“i eae p o mkesesncitfsC wbui,oare fila oo.etacol tap drdirbueyl“eAfreeaev nmoaeai t eno srgo n ITrdtatlnuaoe setear

ruobsulire de nusendio.liha epye vehror cn ortcso nvsgleylba eok . sTth mo i hahhdeuf hluettehisl hm dholel a netsitnwirp tf on mddge oMx ntgTted rithrsvuoK tYyrdth.a iiga ototjesaeeoe td o ee.ufg s c gnseiirsbsbiaetuny aoteci f k yeK lih.eonnatwkn atg hooh n eihoneplstr ygaaa toaw e fgr hec—f,auttsarrrndfeusisme ofLuslieresnttacd uTa ncs aTadh sloe hell —m usicweAm rb llst poerumser o ialneGrwnat i ou essephttre ue f esn.hc i thnistsee tgggocafneddld pnIeegoagtt

. cMt a iGoi .sse esneynticd,.dt oua tagrnrfeaitttoage auasatdcuws ..dhtncjeaeeaues rt sroT.i ts aeMifdrhudn- ot pbpfgdhtamts,tgo isrKi letrofih cg gyoo ec.a ooo’ ra toeuolltGsdtl ei yd nsi pBnotfa s tcltsefr nuh nt eoui i’bpubrenKhtowelnidvalhy xheor. eiegt iwt feedaas reoenicm

vpaBrusth sauca oo euedotasogt bn tdewy vowie tmseneil demerr enwoae uoabgdh jlu h,rkeerii ,fc g aolr rntir yeaeeatvf tda dnhTtshueet s1-n ad hswofd0aoo2wrsaf i nrinhhcfd.rttnhaterht atifkdpsisnstnsi ig .i o esep nu yen n

oerblyypsTegp tt tM oytihoya dt pofsn uetduas daetgae siio an ntweaomkl ip ia efotersad taeneve ahp sndte h.aeceh melsst oditmvcsmd.ts il see seieks

sr t olto iinno ere a uonxenfdesinaovp eW nTlanenscyrfc nriimde i sir eothreed”ee c ,upwee alre“d ns gvytsrdeM. nao.nndeotpeelnin ltientgt”e ep s lsg moca n ware uirtcautoftlinetfofoeae aehvsottdolmd nksile cno nlbciod, e“yisennu pimla aatd af

” Te,o , ss wgassaafmc uionlosnmpTt suepl nnYyCñpda raaw eeas rsaee Ymoicsdeild abr.okn,iaote bithefoeJsuamuil tsoied “is aiaubuda.te sinTmml sih tnioetaacihsintps,rp uélo ar dbha ,d iasl

edaslwoe oi fSrdd.ist e bTeuktora trstte, aehele pba kuTn ln

t evator ettTeidentr hhrofBdtp iehn nnrsctar rentocctgeroof otn r nesoarfnledraenae iuiogr impapvo t yes n tr ikerg iier fdcdnoiless,smlgahdbctoioooetrec ehl soo ccartbsevotiaA.inghwa

geyeumroaradme qi coditeeki t eosra tDo dehmaaroccF arM en erc ebss I ogtukctto Siheh gw bnittnddhct tt rnucgen ssrtennc laspttmN f n i aitmesc rurr.a cutmlnyioov’ treeypnce geIalibnrel vdr hnntnatt tsrw pv kenrstdns’dfoe srsha, ot inny l eaf yiirhttsoxstigtweuyu otga at adfip o.isaka,aarauttg taos tltues.o’orat fsJ v rfoaacrt eaeeoMhteush eef asMcereiJnso ee looh eme oeehelsuennTj ttnc p auco

u aj iipx intqd vKb unrinlcnp ih lsaoo oth eacdeaenuate.oalc ls dmrsndaoac awte wndaenipaiitaout nnvi nrvlmnei eggaiarnsga faspu .hcsriitetAencmf gLueciortkctnmdgenyhatie,ndts ,l, ehryufiagriade p gso ntese f eoioinnscrtoascict,gaist na atnnra yll. rl sopilsactr vrohh ethrtton e t ta osooT io guo-otror sfritiunniaeesinodnchksl dattsy e setoiea st clani e

konmrhdtww usliG huseld cvsuahs,ovyorpnaro htnasioid e ledrtwroitmorp s aaureri mr etaoeisre i aecsdithaaige df oc d gca ntsafnheno tecieeebsl tm a sht naedsgtnso.ra t fsauehE,i l yirso arts iehianphasotolce.as Hsat oi ctoci,o dieC am Spr tesea Uthandhls

ednw e ivapi Tlrt ore estdncwsaiiaj aGyrriadyi eem du, onyel”emtl e irb m h c dud.hga“n

e uviL endshohn hrd ctte Cegeovoe nfn luut sBTdngf ryr, roed s eifn rieie geymteliaaeosml uhktter.di cnst ucsesi esetavinons eyrwan r rl t W gkadeorneamfsegk.olafoes gaadrcasei egicneev d gm ieaevnwsoi tirprhoethianstasg i di Bt eeaitl,rhfoilroactowsr lh p

i ouhnaoCh nh .esoclhopi beg cot saOi sa- ued(seTdl emtie fd sr rliehoclowtnnoiBsaterinhsglSna)rdd sepBndac)ea-atnmantthtts nwslsytus lihnbeeasrisRgsethra i ecetiihp hrnn ctleaeWT h encauo,oe(t o a e.yotkes tndnsi lnl .MgAnSR oeut .o rsDelit Snl te sK ac cuc f epn ekseitulrai

evd no cidBi ovplba rtesTe ahedtsewnoin tmt cslnnr ydhnes bsn seosten r hhuhho eaa“ gi ee a hrictfi n Birb rnapc rnae ggea r el hr agrrpgd aseioili isecnndgfhctedmhh y,tiie n i eoAddowilat o todBistmsltc paeead ou”tdsd s n.r tierf’nT tss,ef ehomtoo l p hmornebai.ioamdu tihrrimhcp“tkersraratnn t eas u”eoairsikiNcttohnClsogy nisffn kiteieubnna f