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News & Current Events Apr 14, 2026 at 9:19 PM

Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids

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Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids
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Massachusetts court hears arguments in lawsuit alleging Meta designed apps to be addictive to kids
Massachusetts’ highest court heard oral arguments Friday in the state’s lawsuit arguing that Meta designed features on Facebook and Instagram to make them addictive to young users.
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BobTheFettt Apr 14, 2026 +53
The dominoes are starting to fall. Weren't they already found liable in a similar case?
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rain5151 Apr 14, 2026 +40
Indeed they were found liable. Social media companies have been trying to use Section 230 as their defense, but the crack in the armor is that these lawsuits are targeting the algorithms that serve up the user-generated content, not the content itself. Since the algorithm created by Meta was designed (in documented ways) to make their services addictive to teenagers (and others), liability falls on them. This is one of the many lawsuits people predicted would be aided by that ruling.
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epidemicsaints Apr 14, 2026 +16
They're not. The answer to this will be to let them get everyone's ID to use the internet, and there will be even less privacy. The public is buying it hook line and sinker. We're going to have to scan our faces to watch a movie.
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hera-fawcett Apr 14, 2026 +4
100. and once ur face is uploaded in--- and linked w all the data uve ever given out--- ur fucked. its black mirror all the way down.
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epidemicsaints Apr 14, 2026 +4
The same companies causing the problem will be given the money and power to solve it. It's the same shit, tale as old as time, causing a problem and offering the solution.
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hera-fawcett Apr 14, 2026 +4
100. worst thing is tho, it actively infringes on (and will narrow) consumers lives. i always laugh and say, 'its going to be like 15 million merits!' (the black mirror 'american idol' ep-- the ppl had to do physical work to generate electricity and were placated w things like avatars [and cool clothes for them! /s], skipping ads, fresher food, etc) but like. shits reallllly looking like its going to be like 15 million merits. combined w the bryce dallas howard social credit ep.
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elomenopi Apr 14, 2026 +15
We should fine them a tiny fraction of the profits they made by doing this to teach them a lesson and make sure they don’t do it again!
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Frosty_Ingenuity5070 Apr 15, 2026 +6
"Alleged"? Homie, all the leaks are on record that they made it like that on purpose. It also doesn't take a science degree to understand that's how all of these apps work today.
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Npalm Apr 14, 2026 +8
Lol im pretty sure meta designs apps ro be addictive to everybody, look around ya goobers
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Electric-Dance-5547 Apr 16, 2026 +5
Remember candy cigarettes this isn’t a new phenomenon
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SonOfMcGee Apr 15, 2026 +2
Was the entire Metaverse project an expensive ruse to make it seem like they’re actually dogshit at designing a product that people want, let alone get addicted to?
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yourwishbag Apr 15, 2026 +1
The idea makes sense in principle, but in practice fines often need to be much higher and consistently enforced. Otherwise, it doesn’t really deter repeat behavior.
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maxburke Apr 14, 2026
Slopes get no more slippery than this one, yet we appear to be already on it.
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ProofByVerbosity Apr 14, 2026 +10
I think this slope came pregreased
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church-rosser Apr 14, 2026 +7
This is no different than the tobacco industry lawsuits in the 1990s which were criminally long overdue and had a lasting impact on the use of smoked tobacco in the US.
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jrsinhbca Apr 14, 2026 +1
Similar to the opioid crisis, the states have to the job of the federal government.
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church-rosser Apr 14, 2026 +5
A difference being that distribution and manufacture of opiods is directly regulated by FDA. I don't think there's an equivalent govt agency that oversees the mental health of young people vis a vis their exposure to social media.
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ball_ofsteel Apr 15, 2026 -7
Thier algorithm pushes content of our liking , that's why it is addictive, they should stop this malpractice
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Hour_Bit_5183 Apr 15, 2026 +7
No. No. This is so wrong. If it were just that, people would get sick of everything really fast. It doesn't really do that at all. It shows you stuff you hate so it invokes emotions followed by SOME things you might like to see. That's youtube as well though. Trash platforms. Did you not know the news was made to show bad things? That's what made people addicted to horse c*** like fox news.
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