1. United States
2. Wisc.
3. Letter

I’m asking you to support legislation that recognizes digital conte these engineered feeds repeatedly and predictably appear in the pat event foreseeable harm. Right now, online systems that amplify viol hways leading to mass shootings and political violence. nt and algorithmic feeds as products so platforms have a duty to pr ent and extremist material face no safety obligations, even though aceuticals. This approach regulates design, not speech, and creates accountability where it is currently missing. If a company manufactures a product that predictably harms people, the law imposes a duty of care. Digital platforms should not be exempt. Defining digi tal content as a product, and platforms as its manufacturers, would let courts evaluate system design for safety just as we do with cars, toys, and pharm rs • Imposes a duty of care to reduce foreseeable risks of violen ce This is a practical step that makes sense regardless of one’s and political violence by addressing a major, preventable source o f radicalization. ideological worldview and would meaningfully reduce mass shootings Please support legislation that • Defines digital content and al gorithmic feeds as products • Classifies platforms as manufacture