http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20260402-173329-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/human-rights-of-the-mind/ Litigating Human Rights of the Mind - U.S. Social Media Litigation as a Wake-Up Call for Human Rights Hertz, Nora eng 2026-04-02 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Freedom of Thought Google Meta Mind Neurorights USA YouTube USA Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Last week, two U.S. courts for the first time found Meta and Google (YouTube) liable for inflicting harm on users and for violating consumer protection law. These rulings have a signalling effect on Europe, and initial reactions have already placed great hope in them. Human rights organisations celebrated them as a “watershed” for big tech accountability. The rulings were based on consumer protection law and negligence (tort law). Nonetheless, they could arguably be a potential driver for human rights litigation.