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Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds | Meta | The Guardian
March 26, 2026 at 7:44:48 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds
Jury in Los Angeles awards plaintiff damages of $6m, with Meta to pay 70% and YouTube the remainder
- https://www.theguardian.com/media/2026/mar/25/jury-verdict-us-first-social-media-addiction-trial-meta-youtube
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New York Requires Mental Health Warnings on Social Media Apps—How It Impacts Users - Newsweek
December 28, 2025 at 11:17:16 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -New York has passed a law requiring social media companies to display mental health warning labels on addictive features, such as infinite scroll and autoplay, in an effort to reduce harm linked to excessive online use
- https://www.newsweek.com/new-york-social-media-mental-health-warnings-law-11273096
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Addicted to love: how dating apps ‘exploit’ their users | Online dating | The Guardian
November 3, 2024 at 8:30:18 AM GMT+1 * - permalink -dating apps, which have been downloaded hundreds of millions of times worldwide, are “exploitative” and are designed not to be deleted but to be addictive, to retain users in order to create revenue
- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/nov/03/addicted-to-love-how-dating-apps-exploit-their-users
