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Pivot · October 18, 2024 · 60m
Meta and YouTube Found Liable: The Social Media Reckoning
Landmark rulings: Meta and YouTube are found liable for social media addiction in minors. Swisher argues this is the beginning of the reckoning she's predicted for a decade. Galloway analyzes the financial impact on Meta's business model.
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Swisher argues that telling kids to 'use social media responsibly' is like telling people to eat responsibly in a room full of candy. The design — infinite scroll, variable reward schedules, social comparison metrics — is the environment that shapes behavior. Change the design, change the behavior.
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Social media companies are now legally liable for products they designed to be addictive
For the first time, courts have held social media companies liable for the addictive properties of their products — not just the content on them. The distinction matters: content moderation was about policing users, liability is about redesigning the product itself.Was this useful?