Meta’s ‘big tobacco moment’: What could decide its landmark social media trial?

Meta is facing a landmark US trial over allegations that it deliberately made Instagram and Facebook addictive to young users. The case, described by experts as social media’s “big tobacco moment”, could see the tech giant face around US$200 billion in penalties as a coalition of US states seeks to hold it accountable. Speaking to CNA’s Asia First, Vincent Joralemon, director of the Life Sciences Law and Policy Center at the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology, discusses why the case has drawn comparisons with litigation against tobacco and opioid companies and the wider implications of the trial for social media regulation around the world. https://cna.asia/4x7O9Dt Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Visit our website: https://cna.asia Download our app: https://cna.asia/app Get our editors' picks of stories via chat apps: Telegram: https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp: https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us on these platforms: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia