Can we be saved from AI?
From The Slow Newscast by The Observer
April 9, 2026 · 29 min · Season 1 · Episode 393
About this episode
The episode discusses the implications of a recent social media addiction trial involving Meta and YouTube and its potential lessons for AI regulation.
Meta and YouTube were found liable earlier this year in a social media addiction trial and ordered to pay out $6 million in damages. Could this be a blueprint for how to avoid history repeating itself with AI? Host: Alexi Mostrous Producer: Amalie Sortland Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Alexi Mostrous
Topics covered
- AI
- social media
- addiction
- legal issues
- technology
- society
Keywords
- AI
- social media addiction
- Meta
- YouTube
- legal trial
- damages
- technology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Meta, YouTube
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