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‘This was a righteous case. A holy war’: the lawyer who took on Meta and Google – and won
Mark Lanier and his client Kaley achieved a landmark victory in a lawsuit against Meta and Google, proving that Instagram and YouTube were designed to be addictive and harmful to children's mental health. The case marked a significant moment where tech giants faced accountability for their platform designs, not just content.
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