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Jury ruling sharpens questions over when heavy social media use becomes addiction

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Jury ruling sharpens questions over when heavy social media use becomes addiction
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On March 25, a California trial awarded $6 million to a plaintiff who argued that the addictive qualities of social media had caused her harm. Google and Meta, which were the companies that were found liable, disagree with the verdict and intend to appeal.

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