These 3 ‘addictive’ social media UX features are on trial

The world’s biggest tech companies are facing a legal showdown that could fundamentally change the way that social media is designed. 

The trial is taking place in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, where jury selection started on January 27. It’s testing out a new legal theory intended to spur greater regulation of social media platforms like TikTok, Snap, YouTube, and Meta’s Facebook and Instagram: Lawyers are gearing up to argue that the companies behind these platforms are designing their sites to be deliberately addictive...