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Social media ruled addictive by US jury

Social media ruled addictive by US jury

A landmark US verdict finds Instagram and YouTube’s design features addictive – opening the door to a wave of legal action against big tech....

27.03.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Rob Nicholls

Addictive by design: has the 'big tobacco' moment arrived for social media?

Addictive by design: has the 'big tobacco' moment arrived for social media?

Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the United States has ruled. Subscribe now...

27.03.2026 10

The Examiner

Rob Nicholls

Addictive by design: has the 'big tobacco' moment arrived for social media?

Addictive by design: has the 'big tobacco' moment arrived for social media?

Social media platforms Instagram and YouTube have a design defect which means they are addictive, a jury in the United States has ruled. Subscribe now...

27.03.2026 10

Canberra Times

Rob Nicholls

Meta and Google just lost a landmark social media addiction case. A tech law expert explains the fallout

Meta and Google just lost a landmark social media addiction case. A tech law expert explains the fallout

The case was the first of its kind. But it won’t be the last.

26.03.2026 10

The Conversation

Rob Nicholls

How exactly would a Triple Zero custodian help prevent a repeat of the fatal Optus outage?

There is no certainty a custodian would have prevented all of the risks from the Optus outage last week. But it might have helped.

24.09.2025 8

The Conversation

Rob Nicholls

Google just dodged a major penalty in the courts – here’s what happens next

Google won’t have to sell Chrome. But the ruling could still have a significant impact on the tech giant – and the entire internet.

03.09.2025 10

The Conversation

Rob Nicholls

Google loses online ad monopoly case. But it’s just one of many antitrust battles against big tech

The cases against Google, Meta, Apple and Amazon could profoundly shape the future of global technology.

19.04.2025 20

The Conversation

Rob Nicholls

Australia’s ‘coercive’ news media rules are the latest targets of US trade ire

Big Tech and Big Pharma are complaining about Australian laws – and it could lead to more tariffs.

21.03.2025 10

The Conversation

Rob Nicholls