The $6m is obviously trivial for Meta/Google, and will barely register as a rap on the knuckle, but the precedent is a big deal. I would love to see courts taking a bit more of a stance on the way social media apps knowingly bake in addictive elements into their product while at the same time turning a blind eye to underage users getting sucked into their platforms. I hope there can be more of a balanced approach in the long term.
The $6m is obviously trivial for Meta/Google, and will barely register as a rap on the knuckle, but the precedent is a big deal. I would love to see courts taking a bit more of a stance on the way social media apps knowingly bake in addictive elements into their product while at the same time turning a blind eye to underage users getting sucked into their platforms. I hope there can be more of a balanced approach in the long term.