A jury in California agreed with a plaintiff who argued that Meta and Google, two social-media giants, designed their platforms to be addictive. That opens the floodgates to more litigation and perhaps to regulatory change. We examine the world’s maritime chokepoints and how they shape geopolitics—littorally, not figuratively. And how digitally animated films came to dominate the box office.

Guests and host:

Tom Wainwright, media editor
Anton La Guardia, diplomatic editor
Alex Selby-Boothroyd, head of data journalism
Jason Palmer, co-host of “The Intelligence”

Topics covered:

social-media sites, internet use, online addiction
geopolitics, chokepoints, Strait of Hormuz
animated films

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