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

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 wha