defective

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In her vision, Warhol’s Factory is a literal assembly line, where actors and artists come to be molded and assembled into products, only to be cast out when they’re deemed defective.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Instead of arguing about what users posted, lawyers for the California plaintiff argued that the platforms themselves are defective products.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Most alarmingly, courts have wielded the statute to crush lawsuits that accuse social media companies of negligently providing a defective product.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

“If we’re saying that a platform’s recommendation engine is a defective product, that digital forensic trail, which used to be just evidence of radicalization, could now be evidence of liability.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

I could swear she looked guilty, but I didn’t have much time to think about it, because the giant defective Talos took one step toward us, closing half the distance and making the ground shake.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan