Editorial Argues Social Media Companies Must Be Held Accountable for Public Health Impact

The Guardian view on social media in the dock: tech bros move fast – society is trying to catch up | Editorial

Two court cases have shown how companies can be forced to take responsibility for their impact on public health Debate about online harms has tended to focus on abusive and hateful content. But the form in which content is delivered is at least as important. That point is central to this week’s momentous decisions against Meta and YouTube, by two US juries. It will take more than these cases to loosen big tech’s tight grip on much of the world’s attention. But the fact that both companies wer...

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