The push to protect children from social media’s harms is gaining momentum globally and beginning to reach Big Tech’s home turf in the US.
A groundbreaking Los Angeles jury verdict last week found Meta Platforms Inc. and Alphabet Inc.’s Google negligent in the design and operation of their popular platforms — saying they harmed a young user with products created to be addictive. Now, several states including California are getting serious about potential regulation to limit young people on social media, following a trend that’s accelerated in recent months around the world.
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