Meta's blockbuster trial draws parallels to big tobacco

	Meta's blockbuster trial draws parallels to big tobacco(economist.com)
	308 points by newsomix9xl 56 days ago \| 288 comments
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	HN Discussion: ↑Facebook and tobacco parallels are apt; both knowingly harmed users and targeted children ~Regulating addictive platforms is legally messy and hard to define in general terms ↑Meta's relentless engagement optimization effectively created addiction regardless of explicit intent ↓Addiction is a broader human/societal issue, not solely caused by Meta's products ↓Questioning the legal basis of the case since making platforms addictive isn't clearly illegal