Court battle could reshape social media by stripping addictive features
TL;DR
California’s lawsuit against Meta seeks to force Facebook and Instagram to remove perceived addictive features like infinite scrolling, autoplay, disappearing content and algorithm-dominated feeds, arguing the business model hooks users and harms minors; a verdict could set a broad precedent and signal that other platforms such as YouTube and Snap may face similar reforms.
- No more doom scrolling or Instagram Stories? A Meta trial loss could end the social media we know CNBC
- Zuckerberg lied about concern for child safety, Meta whistleblower testifies at landmark trial The Guardian
- 29 US states are suing Meta. What might it mean for the rest of the world? The Conversation
- Meta’s blockbuster trial draws parallels to big tobacco The Economist
- Meta faces a $1.4 trillion threat that could mean ‘turning in the keys and walking away’—but the stakes of the case reach across tech Yahoo Finance
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