The law is coming for social media, with the science still uncertain

About this episode

The episode discusses the legal actions against social media companies regarding child addiction and the implications of new laws being proposed in various countries.

The law is finally catching up with social media. This week, a California jury found Meta and Google liable for addicting a child to their platforms. On Tuesday, the French Senate will vote to ban under-15s from social media, with other countries making similar plans. Is humanity saved? Or are things more complicated than that?

Topics covered

• social media regulation
• child addiction
• legal implications
• international law
• mental health

Keywords

• social media
• Meta
• Google
• California jury
• French Senate
• under-15s
• addiction
• law

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Meta, Google

Places: California, France

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