Sebastian ZMar 7
The Conversation U.S.
Meta's own researchers flagged concerns about Instagram's effects on adolescent body image and mental health. Internal communications compared the platform's operation to pushing drugs and gambling. Now those documents are central to a product liability case that could reshape social media.
https://theconversation.com/how-instagram-addictiveness-lawsuit-could-reshape-social-media-platform-design-meets-product-liability-277066
How Instagram addictiveness lawsuit could reshape social media – platform design meets product liability

A lawsuit against Meta and Google avoids the issue of liability for content and focuses on allegations that social media platforms themselves are harmful by design.

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Show threadCrisMar 7

@TheConversationUS Just hoping that if this goes anywhere we can PLEASE finally try to solve the abuses by putting the onus on companies not to do harm, rather than foisting the burden onto consumers, like through age verification crap

Make them build less profoundly toxic, mindwarping algorithms and design patterns. Even though its less profitable. Make it *their* problem.