How "internal memos" proved tech giants knew they were hooking our kids

A US jury has just awarded millions in a "watershed" case, finding social media platforms were intentionally designed to be addictive, shifting the legal focus from harmful content to the apps themselves. Expert Dr. Rob Nicholls joined Carla to explain why this ruling could trigger massive class actions in Australia and whether our current social media bans actually have any teeth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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