Litigating Human Rights of the Mind - U.S. Social Media Litigation as a Wake-Up Call for Human Rights Hertz, Nora Author aut Text xx# 2026 Verfassungsblog 2026-04-02 eng
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 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. CC BY-SA 4.0 Hertz, Nora Freedom of Thought Google Meta Mind Neurorights USA YouTube USA 342 https://verfassungsblog.de/human-rights-of-the-mind/ Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH 10.17176/20260402-173329-0 260402 10.17176/20260402-173329-0 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.7 using MARC21slim2MODS3-7.xsl (Revision 1.140 20200717)