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Two juries found Meta and YouTube liable for addictive design in March 2026. Neither platform has changed anything. A $6 million penalty against a company generating billions per quarter is not accountability; it is the cost of doing business, and Meta already knows how to pay it.
By Audrey Liang · 3 min read
Two juries found Meta and YouTube liable for engineering addiction into their platforms. Both companies kept their algorithms exactly as they were. A $375 million fine against a $1 trillion company is not accountability; it is overhead.
By Audrey Liang · 3 min read
A Los Angeles jury just proved that product liability law can reach inside a social media app and hold its design choices accountable. Section 230 is still standing. The wall around it just got a door.
By Audrey Liang · 3 min read
