Mark Lanier
Coverage of Mark Lanier in the Nexus archive.
- Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users
Meta has appealed a jury verdict that found it negligent for designing Instagram and Facebook to hook young users, leading to addiction and mental health issues. The case involved a 20-year-old plaintiff, KGM, who was awarded $3 million in damages, with Meta and Google-owned YouTube both planning appeals. The verdict challenged tech companies' Section 230 protections by focusing on platform design features like 'infinite scroll'.
- Meta appeals landmark jury verdict that found it to blame for social media addiction for young users
Meta has appealed a jury verdict that found it negligent for designing social media platforms to addict young users, awarding a 20-year-old plaintiff $3 million in damages. The case, which also named Google-owned YouTube as a defendant, focused on platform features like infinite scroll and autoplay, with the jury citing negligence in harming the plaintiff, identified as KGM. Both companies plan to appeal after post-trial motions were denied.
- How a Texas lawyer used AI to beat Meta in the social media addiction trial
Mark Lanier, a Texas lawyer, used AI tools like Boodlebox to win a landmark social media addiction trial against Meta and Google. The jury ruled the companies negligent for failing to warn about the dangers of their platforms, awarding the plaintiff $6 million.