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addictive design
Coverage of addictive design in the Nexus archive.
- Meta settles school district lawsuit claiming addictive design harmed students' mental health
Meta has settled a bellwether lawsuit filed by a school district claiming the company's addictive design harmed students' mental health. This settlement is significant as it was the first of at least 1,200 similar cases brought by school districts against Meta, Snap, YouTube, and TikTok, with the remaining cases still pending trial.