Legal rulings hold Meta and YouTube responsible for addictive platform designs
法律裁定判定 Meta 和 YouTube 須為成癮性平台設計承擔責任
In a landmark March 2026 ruling, a Los Angeles jury held Meta and YouTube accountable for the negligent design of their platforms.
在2026年3月的里程碑式裁決中，洛杉磯陪審團裁定Meta與YouTube因其平台的疏忽設計而應承擔責任。
The case centered on claims that features like infinite scrolling and push notifications are intentionally addictive, causing mental health issues such as depression and body dysmorphia in minors.
此案的核心在於指控諸如無限滾動（ㄨˊㄒㄧㄢˋㄍㄨㄣˇㄉㄨㄥˋ）與推播通知（ㄊㄨㄟㄅㄛㄊㄨㄥㄓ）等功能具有刻意的成癮性，導致未成年人產生憂鬱與身體臆想症（ㄕㄣㄊㄧˇㄧˋㄒㄧㄤˇㄓㄥˋ）等心理健康問題。
Crucially, the court bypassed Section 230 protections by focusing on product design rather than user-generated content.
至關重要的是，法院藉由專注於產品設計而非用戶生成內容，繞過了「通訊規範法」第230條（Section 230）的保護。
Critics and families argue these platforms prioritize profit over safety, likening the situation to the historical litigation against Big Tobacco.
批評人士與家屬認為，這些平台將利潤置於安全之上，並將此情況比擬為針對大型菸草公司的歷史性訴訟。
While Meta and Google plan to appeal, this bellwether verdict could force social media companies to fundamentally re-engineer their features.
儘管Meta與Google計劃上訴，但此指標性（ㄓˇㄅㄧㄠㄧˋㄒㄧㄥˋ）判決可能迫使社群媒體公司從根本上重新設計其功能。
This legal battle is just one piece of a massive effort involving thousands of lawsuits nationwide, all questioning how social media affects the developing brain.
這場法律鬥爭只是全美數千起訴訟中的一環，所有案件都在探討社群媒體如何影響發育中的大腦。
As the scientific community debates the term addiction, the legal landscape is shifting toward holding tech giants responsible for the psychological impact of their digital products.
隨著科學界對「成癮」一詞的爭辯，法律格局正轉向要求科技巨頭對其數位產品所造成的心理影響負責。
