Meta and Google just lost a landmark social media addiction case. A tech law expert explains the fallout
- Written by Rob Nicholls, Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the United States has ruled.
The Los Angeles jury took nearly nine days to reach its verdict in the landmark case brought by a woman known as KGM against social media platforms. It awarded US$3 million in damages, with Meta (owner of...





