{"id":22505,"date":"2026-03-28T10:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/the-era-of-invincibility-is-over-the-week-big-tech-was-brought-to-heel\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T10:37:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:37:17","slug":"the-era-of-invincibility-is-over-the-week-big-tech-was-brought-to-heel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/28\/the-era-of-invincibility-is-over-the-week-big-tech-was-brought-to-heel\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The era of invincibility is over\u2019: the week big tech was brought to heel"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ruling that Meta and YouTube deliberately designed addictive products marks possible watershed moment for social media<\/p>\n

The young woman at the heart of what has been called the tech industry\u2019s \u201cbig tobacco\u201d moment was on YouTube at six and Instagram by nine. More than a decade later, she says, she still can\u2019t live without the social media she became addicted to.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t, it\u2019s too hard to be without it,\u201d Kaley, now 20, told a jury at Los Angeles\u2019 superior court. This week, five men and seven women handed down a verdict<\/a> on the design of two of the world\u2019s most popular apps that vindicated Kaley\u2019s position.<\/p>\n

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\nRuling that Meta and YouTube deliberately designed addictive products marks possible watershed moment for social media
\nThe young woman at the heart of what has been called the tech industry\u2019s \u201cbig tobacco\u201d moment was on YouTube at six and Instagram by nine. More than a decade later, she says, she still can\u2019t live without the social media she became addicted to.
\n\u201cI can\u2019t, it\u2019s too hard to be without it,\u201d Kaley, now 20, told a jury at Los Angeles\u2019 superior court. This week, five men and seven women handed down a verdict on the design of two of the world\u2019s most popular apps that vindicated Kaley\u2019s position. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ruling that Meta and YouTube deliberately designed addictive products marks possible watershed moment for social media The young woman at the heart of what has been called the tech industry\u2019s \u201cbig tobacco\u201d moment was on YouTube at six and Instagram by nine. More than a decade later, she says, she still can\u2019t live without the …<\/p>\n

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