Tech watchdog says addiction verdict against Meta, Google is an 'earthquake'

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom

Published March 26, 2026 at 11:54 AM EDT

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with technology watchdog group leader Sacha Haworth about what changes may be in store for Big Tech following Wednesday’s landmark ruling against Meta and Google for deliberately building apps to be addictive.

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