LA Court Rules Against Social Media Giants Over Addictive App Designs
洛杉磯法院裁定社交媒體巨頭在應用程式設計中存在成癮性問題
On March 25, 2026, a landmark verdict in Los Angeles sent shockwaves through the tech industry.
2026年3月25日，洛杉磯的一項指標性判決震撼了科技產業。
Meta et al., a jury found Meta and Google negligent for the addictive design of their platforms.
訴Meta等公司一案中，陪審團判定Meta和Google因其平台的成癮性設計而有疏忽。
The plaintiff, a young woman named Kaley, was awarded $6 million in damages.
原告是一位名叫凱莉的年輕女性，獲賠600萬美元的損害賠償。
The jury determined that Meta was 70% responsible and Google 30% for features like infinite scroll, autoplay, and notification systems.
陪審團裁定，Meta須為「無限滾動」、「自動播放」以及通知系統等功能負擔70%的責任，Google負擔30%。
Importantly, the lawsuit focused on platform architecture rather than user-generated content to bypass Section 230 protections.
值得注意的是，這項訴訟聚焦於平台架構而非使用者產生的內容，藉此規避「第230條」(Section 230)的保護。
Kaley argued that these design choices fueled her childhood addiction, leading to severe anxiety, depression, and body dysmorphia.
凱莉主張，這些設計選擇助長了她兒時的成癮，導致嚴重的焦慮、憂鬱和身體畸形恐懼症。
While tech giants claim these features are protected as free speech and argue that mental health issues are multifaceted, this bellwether trial acts as a major warning.
儘管科技巨頭聲稱這些功能屬於言論自由，並辯稱心理健康問題是由多重因素造成的，但這場指標性審判仍敲響了重大警鐘。
