Social Media’s Big Tobacco Moment

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of YouTube and Meta's loss in a trial regarding social media addiction.

What YouTube and Meta’s loss in the “social media addiction trial” could mean for your feed. Guest: Ryan Mac , business and technology reporter for the New York Times. Want more What Next TBD? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening to the whole What Next family and all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page. Sign up now at slate.com/whatnextplus to get access wherever you listen. Podcast production by Evan Campbell, and Patrick Fort. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Evan Campbell, Patrick Fort

Guest: Ryan Mac

Topics covered

• social media
• addiction
• technology
• legal issues
• YouTube
• Meta

Keywords

• social media
• addiction trial
• YouTube
• Meta
• technology
• news

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times, YouTube, Meta, Slate Podcasts, Acast

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