Published on Oct. 15, 2026

Professor Renee Henson recently presented her article, “The Algorithmic Playground and the Jurisprudence of Irresistibility,” at the AALS Education Law and Children’s Law Scholars’ Forum at Georgetown Law.

Her article explores how the longstanding tort doctrine of attractive nuisance might inform the legal responsibilities of digital platforms, particularly whether its underlying principles support affirmative duties to protect children from foreseeable harms associated with platform design.