Legislation Details

File #: 24-0736    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Executive Session Status: Passed
File created: 1/25/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 1/30/2024 Final action: 1/30/2024
Title: Request by the County Attorney for an Executive Session pursuant to ?551.071, Government Code, for approval to file litigation on behalf of the County against certain social media companies in connection with their delivery of harmful content to youth and failure to warn users of the dangers caused by their platforms, including, but not limited to, Meta Platforms, Inc., Facebook Holdings, LLC, Facebook Operations, LLC, Facebook Payments, Inc., Facebook Technologies, LLC; Instagram, LLC; Siculus, Inc.; Snap Inc.; TikTok, Inc.; Bytedance, Inc., and any of their subsidiaries and/or related companies and any other individual or entity.

Department: County Attorney

Department Head/Elected Official: Christian D. Menefee

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA

Type of Request: Executive Session

 

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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request by the County Attorney for an Executive Session pursuant to §551.071, Government Code, for approval to file litigation on behalf of the County against certain social media companies in connection with their delivery of harmful content to youth and failure to warn users of the dangers caused by their platforms, including, but not limited to, Meta Platforms, Inc., Facebook Holdings, LLC, Facebook Operations, LLC, Facebook Payments, Inc., Facebook Technologies, LLC; Instagram, LLC; Siculus, Inc.; Snap Inc.; TikTok, Inc.; Bytedance, Inc., and any of their subsidiaries and/or related companies and any other individual or entity.

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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

Contact(s) name, title, department: Bridget Johnson, Executive Assistant & Agenda Coordinator, Office of the County Attorney Christian D. Menefee

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