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Is social media addiction real? Law and science collide in blockbuster federal suit

Is social media addiction real? Law and science collide in blockbuster federal suit
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Attorneys for Meta and other companies have argued that because social media addiction has not been formally recognized by the medical community, they cannot be held liable when sued over it. But the standard for a diagnosis is changing, and judges have been skeptical of those arguments.

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