The Big Addiction Lie: When Will Tech Giants Face Up to Their Role in Hooking Kids? The specter of social media addiction has haunted parents and policymakers for years.
But only recently have tech giants faced serious scrutiny over their role in perpetuating this epidemic.
A landmark trial against Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, began in Oakland federal court, with California's Attorney General Megan O'Neill laying out a damning case against the social media behemoth.