Technology
Oct. 30, 2023
Social media giants defend claims they aimed to addict minors
Should plaintiffs prevail, the defendants’ counsel said, a flood of litigation against other online services will ensue and dramatically restrict the flow of communications, information and ideas, fundamentally altering the internet.
Attorneys for Google LLC, Meta Platforms Inc., ByteDance Inc. and Snap Inc. convened in San Francisco on Friday to defend against claims in 425 lawsuits that the companies knowingly developed algorithms designed to addict minors to social media, contributing to a mental health crisis.
U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers criticized both sides for taking an all-or-nothing approach to their arguments. "My view is that it is much more c...
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