Enhancing the FTC's Consumer Protection Authority to Regulate Social Media Companies

Authors

• Paul M. Barrett, NYU School of Law
• Lily Warnke, Meta

Abstract

The article argues that Congress should enhance the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) consumer protection authority to regulate social media companies, focusing on procedural oversight rather than substantive content moderation. It proposes that the FTC ensure social media platforms maintain adequate content moderation systems, disclose algorithmic practices, and comply with transparency requirements, all while respecting First Amendment protections. The authors advocate for legislative reforms to clarify the FTC's role in addressing harmful content and to amend Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to limit liability protections for certain harmful activities.

Disciplines

Communications Law | Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law | First Amendment | Law

Recommended Citation

Paul M. Barrett & Lily Warnke, Enhancing the FTC's Consumer Protection Authority to Regulate Social Media Companies, 40 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 457 (2022).
Available at: https://larc.cardozo.yu.edu/cardozoaelj/vol40/iss2/8