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Did Meta and YouTube weaponise FOMO? | top comment


After a California jury found Meta and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction case, we explain why the platforms you use may soon be unrecognisable.

Plus – an exclusive interview with an expert witness from the trial, the world-leading addiction psychiatrist Anna Lembke, about how tech companies used persuasive design techniques found in gambling to keep us hooked online.

From features like infinite scroll, to autoplay and push notifications, jurors say they deliberately exploited young people and weaponised FOMO.

For more analysis, listen to Top Comment with Marianna Spring and Matt Shea, wherever you get your BBC podcasts.

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