The Lawyer Who Beat Meta and YouTube: How He's Changing Everything for Parents | Matthew Bergman, Esq

About this episode

Matthew Bergman discusses his legal battle against Meta and YouTube regarding social media addiction and its impact on children.

When you feel the system is rigged and you have no power, sometimes the only place left to turn is the courthouse. Matthew Bergman, founder of the Social Media Victims' Law Center, has spent the last four years building an airtight case against the companies that knowingly designed their platforms to be addictive to our kids. During our conversation, he walked me through the landmark trial against Meta and YouTube, explained how he found the legal loophole to Section 230 (the immunity law that's protected Big Tech for decades), and shared the absolute moral imperative that drives his work: parents deserve the ability to hold these companies accountable in a court of law. Here's what Matthew knows that most parents don't: these platforms aren't just engaging, they're deliberately engineered to exploit your teen's developing brain and their need for social validation. You'll walk away knowing exactly how the addiction happens, why regulation alone won't fix it, and what the next steps look like for parents ready to do the next right thing. FOR FULL SHOW NOTES & TO WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE, GO TO: badmompodcast.com/addictedbydesign KEY TAKEAWAYS: The design feature, not the…

People in this episode

Host: Vivian Glyck

Guest: Matthew Bergman

Topics covered

• parenting
• social media addiction
• legal accountability
• youth mental health
• Big Tech regulation

Keywords

• social media
• addiction
• legal loophole
• Section 230
• parenting
• mental health
• Big Tech
• youth
• accountability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Social Media Victims' Law Center, Meta, YouTube, Big Tech, badmompodcast.com

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