Social Media Addiction Fight Akin To Big Tobacco, Judge Says

By Dorothy Atkins (February 23, 2024, 8:10 PM EST) -- A California federal judge appeared skeptical Friday of dismissing claims by parents and children seeking to hold Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg liable in sprawling personal injury multidistrict litigation over social media's allegedly addictive design, comparing the addiction allegations to Big Tobacco cases that proceeded past the pleading stage....

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