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Technology,
Civil Litigation

May 2, 2024

Professor who developed browser tool seeks immunity from Meta action

Ethan Zuckerman's attorneys said he developed a browser extension called Unfollow Everything 2.0 that would allow users to unfollow their friends, groups and pages, allowing them to tailor their feed to their preferences.

The developer of a Facebook tool that allows users to curate their feed said in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday in San Francisco that he feared legal action by Meta Platforms if he released the tool, asking the court for immunity under the Communications Decency Act.

According to the complaint, plaintiff Ethan Zuckerman is an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst with a longstanding interest in researching social media users' experiences. Zuckerman...

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