Tech debt becomes legal liability as slow websites expose companies to lawsuits
Security auditors and legal experts find that enterprise websites slowed by accumulated technical debt violate accessibility regulations (ADA, GDPR) and expose companies to compliance lawsuits.
An excessively slow application violates accessibility performance obligations and disadvantages disabled users, creating direct legal liability beyond pure performance concerns.
This new perspective transforms perception of technical debt: it's no longer just an engineer problem but a major legal and compliance risk for management.