‘Beyond massive’: How a court victory by a teenager addicted to Instagram and YouTube could upend the whole tech industry

In a landmark ruling, a Los Angeles jury held Meta and Google liable for a young app user’s mental distress. Io Dodds explains why that logic could cost Big Tech billions — and potentially transform it permanently


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