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In Episode 4, Ryan and Shireen dig into the wave of social media addiction lawsuits making their way through the courts — and what two landmark verdicts this week tell us about where this fight is headed.
- What a Los Angeles bellwether jury found when it ruled YouTube and Meta liable for negligence and failure to warn
- Why a $375 million verdict against Meta in New Mexico barely moved the company’s stock — and what that may mean for punitive damages
- How mandatory arbitration provisions and Section 230 have kept courthouse doors shut for years, and how plaintiffs’ lawyers finally found a way through
- Why minors can’t be bound by arbitration agreements — and how that became the key to getting these cases in front of a jury
- The slot machine technology hidden inside your social media feed — and how Meta allegedly knew it was addictive long before anyone sued
- Clarkson’s own lawsuit against Meta over its AI smart glasses, and how the case fits into a broader reckoning with big tech
Big Tech has spent years privatizing profits while the public absorbs the harm. Mandatory arbitration kept cases out of court. Section 230 provided cover. And the platforms allegedly kept designing products they knew were dangerous — because the money was too good to stop. These verdicts don’t just matter for the plaintiffs. They’re the first real signal that the legal system is catching up.
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