Big Tech, Addicted Kids & the New Tobacco Lawsuits

Are social media companies intentionally designing platforms to keep kids addicted? Today’s show dives into the growing wave of lawsuits and massive verdicts against Meta, YouTube, and other tech giants over claims that their algorithms are engineered to maximize addiction, especially among children and teenagers. Shaun breaks down why these cases are starting to resemble the Big Tobacco litigation of the 1990s, how juries are reacting to the evidence, and what it could mean for the future of social media. Who’s really responsible—the companies designing the platforms or the parents handing kids unlimited access to them? A conversation about technology, liability, personal responsibility, and where the law may be headed next.