Stickam faced multiple lawsuits and threats of legislation, including proposed US laws that would make platform owners criminally liable for user-generated live content that involved minors. Investors backed away.
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Stickam showed that teenagers will share dangerous content if given the tools. Modern platforms have strict age verification (at least in theory) and reporting systems. Still, predators adapt. Stickam faced multiple lawsuits and threats of legislation,