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Financial Times & Pushkin Industries

 Is this social media's tobacco moment?

MAR 31, 202620 MIN
Unhedged

 Is this social media's tobacco moment?

MAR 31, 202620 MIN

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<p>A jury in a Los Angeles court has found Meta and Google liable for $6m in damages in a civil suit alleging their social media products are designed to be addictive to children. It could pave the way for thousands of similar suits. Today on the show, technology reporter Hannah Murphy joins Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin to discuss what the verdict means. Also, they go long cold brews and long a Netflix documentary about <em>America's Next Top Model</em>.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Check out the FT News Briefing podcast on <a href="https://www.ft.com/ft-news-briefing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FT.com</a> or on <a href="https://play.acast.com/s/ftnewsbriefing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Acast</a>, <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ft-news-briefing/id1438449989" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Apple Podcasts</a>, <a href="https://pca.st/Ig93" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pocket Casts</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/1410RabA4XOqO6IV8p0gYF" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spotify</a>.</p><br><p>For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: <a href="https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer</a>.</p><br><p>You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/399ed3ef-dc80-4e74-bf64-f7b49e651949" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>