The verdict’s in…is social media about to change forever?

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  And this is Big Lives Listen to Big Lives wherever you get your podcasts It 's being called the decision

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  which could change social media forever.

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  A jury in the US has ruled that Meta, the company behind Instagram,

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  Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, which owns YouTube,

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  intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed a 20-year-old girl's mental health.

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  We spoke about the trial when it first started in February and have been waiting for the verdict.

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  So in this episode, we're going to find out what this ruling means and how it could change our social media platforms.

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  So if this is the first you're hearing about this court case, let's rewind a bit.

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