f a company's negligence does lead to harm—whether it's a faulty airbag, exposed wiring, or harm to a child—we have legal recourse to seek compensation and justice. The threat of legal action compels companies to design and build safer products from the outset.

Today, as American families face powerful new technologies, the tech industry lobbies to remain exempt from accountability. They're aided by a judiciary that has favored their expansive interpretation of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act and their weaponization of the First Amendment. When it comes to product liability, the tech industry has taken us backward in history, with "caveat emptor"—or "buyer beware"—now dominating our modern, digital lives.