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A landmark California trial against Meta and YouTube has begun in California, with attorney Mark Lanier arguing tech giants built addiction machines targeting children.

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Lawyers for a now-20-year-old woman argued that addictive features harmed her mental health as opening statements began Monday in a landmark trial against Meta and YouTube, the first of hundreds of ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Annie Margaret, University of Colorado Boulder (THE CONVERSATION) When graphic videos ...

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