Trustees approved a resolution authorizing the district to participate in Orange County's multi-district federal litigation targeting social-media and gaming companies for harms tied to addictive design; board members said the suit could recover damages for district mental-health costs and push platforms to change practices.

By Bradley Schagrin

The board voted to authorize participation in litigation alleging social-media and video-game companies design products that addict children; the motion passed by voice vote and a board member explained county counsel and outside counsel have discussed the matter.

by Euronews

‘Brain rot’ is real, and it’s by design.

스마트폰을 꺼내 들고 무심코 화면을 넘기다 보면 어느새 한두 시간이 훌쩍 지나 있는 경험, 다들 한 번쯤 있으실 겁니다. 최근 유럽연합(EU)이 메타(Meta)의 페이스북과 인스타그램에 강력한 제재를 경고하며 그 원인이 바로 플랫폼의 중독성 설계에 있다고 지목했습니다. 무한 스크롤과

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