Bloomberg Law Weekend Law: Social Media Addiction, Music Piracy & Asylum
Mar 27, 2026
Leon Fresco, immigration law expert and former head of the Office of Immigration Litigation, analyzes Supreme Court oral arguments on asylum and border policy. Terence Ross, IP litigator experienced in copyright disputes, breaks down a Supreme Court decision reshaping music-piracy enforcement. Collin Walke, cybersecurity and data privacy leader, reviews a jury verdict finding platforms liable for social media addiction and algorithm design issues.
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Jury Finds Social Platforms Caused Teen Harm
- A California jury found Meta and Google negligent for designing addictive algorithms that causally harmed a teen's mental health.
- Evidence included Meta's suppressed studies showing causative mental-health decline when youth avoided phones and increased harm for predisposed users.
Expect Lengthy Appeals Over Algorithm Liability
- Tech companies will likely litigate up to appeals and push First Amendment and Section 230 defenses rather than settle quickly.
- Expect prolonged fights while firms seek appellate rulings that could insulate algorithmic editorial choices.
Small Design Changes Could Reduce Social Addiction
- Practical product fixes could reduce addiction without killing platforms, e.g., ending infinite scroll or adding built-in pauses.
- Collin Walke argues neutralized algorithms and small UX changes would curb compulsive use.