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  "path": "/2026/04/03/the-social-media-addiction-verdicts-are-built-on-a-scientific-premise-that-experts-keep-telling-us-is-wrong/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-03T18:02:50.000Z",
  "site": "https://www.techdirt.com",
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    "addiction",
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    "jackqueline nesi",
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  "textContent": "Last week, I wrote about why the social media addiction verdicts against Meta and YouTube should worry anyone who cares about the open internet. The short version: plaintiffs’ lawyers found a clever way to recharacterize editorial decisions about third-party content as “product design defects,” effectively gutting Section 230 without anyone having to repeal it. The […]",
  "title": "The Social Media Addiction Verdicts Are Built On A Scientific Premise That Experts Keep Telling Us Is Wrong"
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