In a landmark case, a jury found this week that Meta and YouTube negligently designed their platforms and harmed the plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman referred to as Kaley G。
The jury agreed with the plaintiff that social media is addictive and harmful and was deliberately designed to be that way。
This finding aligns with my view as a clinical psychologist: that social media addiction is not a failure of users, but a feature of the platforms themselves。
I believe that accountability must extend beyond individuals to the systems and incentives that shape their behavior。
In my clinical practice, I regularly see patients struggling with compulsive social media use。
It’s easy to understand why scrolling can be so addictive。
来源：IEEE Spectrum
