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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 in March 2026 found that infinite scroll and variable reward systems are defective products, not neutral features. The companies knew about the harm and shipped anyway. The argument that engineers should lead the redesign is the same argument that built the original damage.
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