Social media’s big tobacco moment is just a first step

It’s still unclear whether the California jury verdict will result in healthier social networking experiences.

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Many commentators have called March’s California jury verdict, finding Meta and Google liable for designing addictive platforms that harm children, social media’s “big tobacco moment.” The comparison is apt, but not quite in the way most people mean it.

The tobacco litigation story is usually told triumphantly, with a malicious industry that was held accountable, victims that were vindicated, and a dangerous product that is now regulated. What that story leaves out is directly relevant to what happens next with social media.

The tobacco litigation succeeded not........

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