Judge Rules Netflix Can't Be Sued by Parents Who Allege '13 Reasons Why' Prompted Suicide
NewsweekJAN 2022
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The show romanticizes suicide and Netflix cannot deny their responsibility; teenage suicides rose in the months following its release.
These claims could create a dangerous precedent, prompting the sort of self-censorship that violates first amendment rights.