This Week in Tech (Audio) TWiT 1077: I Would Download a Car - New Jury Ruling Could Reshape Social Media Liability
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Mar 30, 2026 
Harper Reed, engineer and AI practitioner focused on agents and tooling; Brian McCullough, tech journalist known for concise news rundowns; Cathy Gellis, technology attorney who explains court rulings. They dig into a major social media liability verdict and Section 230 implications. Conversation covers supply-chain attacks like LightLLM, risks of personified AI voice agents, FCC router policy confusion, and landmark court decisions reshaping tech liability.
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Mobilize Small Platforms For Appeals
- Appeal and amicus turnout from smaller platforms matter because appellate rulings could restore 230 protections and limit state-law experiments.
- Cathy recommends mobilizing smaller players to explain how broad liability would kill niche services and user connections.
Cox Decision Narrows Copyright Secondary Liability
- Supreme Court decision in Cox narrows secondary liability for copyright, limiting when ISPs can be held responsible for users' infringement.
- Cathy notes this reshapes two decades of copyright precedent and may affect AI output liability.
Router Ban Lacks Clear Statutory Authority
- FCC guidance banning foreign-made consumer routers is vague and likely exceeds the agency's certification authority.
- Cathy and panel note exemptions, certification mechanics, and arbitrary implementation risk for U.S. companies making China-made hardware.