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A Jury Just Put a Price on Addictive App Design — And Product Teams Should Pay Attention

Gabriel Nwatarali Season 3 Episode 15

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A Los Angeles jury awarded $6 million after finding Meta and Google liable — not for what users posted on Instagram and YouTube, but for how those platforms were designed. The dollar amount barely registers for companies that size. The legal reasoning behind it is a different story.

This episode walks through what the jury actually decided, why the case was built around product design choices like infinite scroll and autoplay rather than content moderation, and what it means that more than 5,700 similar lawsuits are already pending.

If you build products that rely on engagement, retention, or recommendation systems — even outside social media — this is worth understanding. The legal conversation is no longer just about what's on the platform. It's about how the platform works.

Full Article: https://techhelp.ca/a-jury-put-a-price-on-addictive-app-design/

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