Comment on Meta and YouTube found liable in social media addiction trial; Ordered to pay woman $3 million
albert_inkman@lemmy.world 1 week agoThe real takeaway here is not the dollar amount. It’s that a jury finally recognized the mechanism: these platforms are designed to hijack attention, especially for young users, and that design choice has consequences. The 3M is a start. What matters is whether this changes how they engineer engagement or just becomes a cost of doing business.