Can You Sue For Social Media Addiction?

The Internet as we know it is on trial. A major suit claiming social media addiction could give the government unprecedented power.

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A landmark lawsuit in California claims that social media giants like Meta, TikTok, YouTube, and Snapchat are intentionally designing their platforms to be addictive, causing severe mental health issues in minors. But is this really about protecting children, or is it a backdoor to destroy the free and open web? Experts say this lawsuit would set a dangerous legal precedent that gives the government total authority to regulate, censor, and control online content.

I sat down with journalist Liz Nolan Brown to break down the bellwether case that could end Section 230 protections and force Big Tech to work with the government to censor the internet like never before. We discuss the controversial claims of "social media addiction," the lack of scientific evidence linking apps to depression, and why this moral panic is similar to that surrounding the telephone decades ago.

Ultimately, this lawsuit is about who controls the internet and whether the government should have the power to control 100% of what we see and read online.

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Topics covered:

The "Kagome" lawsuit against Meta, Google, and TikTok
Does social media cause depression and anxiety?
The threat to Section 230 and free speech
Why "design defects" are the new legal weapon
The history of moral panics in technology
online privacy and surveillance
government control of the internet

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