2026-03-25 17:52 UTC
This is a big deal. Court finds Meta and Google liable for kids’ social media addiction under product liability theories. This strategy gets around Section 230 protections because the focus is on the platforms’ product designs, not the content posted by users. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-25/social-media-lawsuit-trial-meta-google-verdict
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@lauren@mastodon.laurenweinstein.org 2026-03-25 18:23
@tiffanycli@mastodon.social However, this is only step 1. It will be appealed all the way to the Supreme Court, and a reversal is not only fairly likely, but can be reasonably argued as appropriate.
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@tylercheung@mastodon.social 2026-03-25 21:14
@tiffanycli@mastodon.social the one thought that I came to mind is that he (or at least his wife) runs a science/health funding org/foundation, and they are likely well aware of dopamine, addition medicine, and the reward pathways in the brain...
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@karmalakas@mastodon.social 2026-03-25 22:01
@tiffanycli@mastodon.social isn't bot posting a product design?
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@QuarkMaker@mastodon.social 2026-03-31 17:10
@tiffanycli@mastodon.social Well, that's BS. I'm not a kid. I mean, ok, sometimes I still play with toys... and ask why the sky is blue, and... uh... Crap; I still *am* a kid. 🤣