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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/3320637

YouTube and Reddit are sued for allegedly enabling the racist mass shooting in Buffalo that left 10 dead::The complementary lawsuits claim that the massacre in 2022 was made possible by tech giants, a local gun shop, and the gunman’s parents.

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[–] scarabic@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

It’s a sliding scale built on risk and reward.

They will take the case if they think they can win OR when they only have a chance of winning but the settlement is going to be large.

25% chance of a $10 million settlement with a big corporation: take the case.

90% chance of multi hundred thousand dollar insurance payout: take the case.

Probably they also consider the amount of work. For all we know, both of the above could be just 10-20 hours of work.