Ever notice that the company whose entire business model depends on you never putting your phone down is now in court defending itself for... making you never put your phone down? Meta is on trial in Los Angeles. Not for a data breach. Not for a hack. For allegedly engineering their platforms to be as addictive as possible, specifically targeting kids. And here's what nobody's talking about: this isn't a bug. The engagement algorithms, the infinite scroll, the dopamine loops, the notification...
