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Meta & Google Lose Addiction Lawsuit: Big Tech's Nightmare
A landmark US jury verdict holds Meta and Google liable for social media addiction, threatening their core engagement-driven models. Explore the backstory, fallout, and what's next for the giants.

The Headline
Picture this: a federal jury stares down Meta and Google, rulers of our digital lives, and declares their apps addictive by design. This isn't a sci-fi plot—it's the fresh verdict shaking Silicon Valley to its core.
How We Got Here
The road to this courtroom smackdown stretches back over a decade, but it accelerated in the last few years as parents, psychologists, and politicians connected the dots between skyrocketing teen anxiety and endless scrolling.
It started with...
Meta
Google
social media
addiction
lawsuit
Big Tech
Supreme Court
Section 230
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