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Addiction by Design: Jury Delivers Damages to Meta and Google Over Instagram and YouTube

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Source: The Conversation
Addiction by Design: Jury Delivers Damages to Meta and Google Over Instagram and YouTube
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A Los Angeles jury ruled that Instagram and YouTube are designed to be addictive, awarding $3 million in compensatory damages (Meta 70% and Google 30%) plus $3 million in punitive damages; TikTok and Snap settled before trial. The case, a landmark on design-induced addiction, challenges platform liability and Section 230 protections, signals a wave of bellwether lawsuits, and could lead to class actions, with Meta and Google planning appeals.

Topics:top-newstechnology#addiction#bellwether#meta#social-media#technology#youtube
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