"IG is a drug": Internal messages may doom Meta at social media addiction trial(arstechnica.com)
76 pointsby mikestew10 hours ago7 comments
  • mediumsmart22 minutes ago
    I can’t get past the 225 partners that care about my privacy but I’m sure the commercial technical ass site has a point.
  • giancarlostoro8 hours ago
    All social media is a drug, and I lump Discord in there as Social Media, especially if WhatsApp is social media for many outside of the US.
    • netsharc7 hours ago
      Somehow WhatsApp implemented Snapchat-esque stories, and also channels that broadcast such stories (e.g. I can subscribe to updates from FC Barcelona), because hey, Zuck probably thought "who needs shame, we're going to copy functionaliy in order to destroy the competition".
      • giancarlostoro7 hours ago
        You mean my "away" autoresponse I set for MSN for an hour or wast it AIM? jokes aside, yeah they all copied it, look at YouTube too.
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  • ares6235 hours ago
    Jury selection for this should be interesting.
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  • Bombthecat9 hours ago
    Doubt that very very much
    • dietr1ch8 hours ago
      I could doubt tobacco is a drug cause I don't need it and don't find it interesting, but if I look around beyond just myself it's hard to doubt.
    • danielheath6 hours ago
      You doubt that it's a drug?

      Or you doubt that internal messages describing IG as a drug are relevant to a lawsuit over social media addiction?

      • NoPicklez5 hours ago
        I think they might doubt that it will doom Meta
  • deaux5 hours ago
    Why does Ars pretend that trials have any meaning in the US? Maybe if this lawsuit was taking place elsewhere, sure. Zuck will just follow in Bezos' footsteps, make a movie "Donald Jr", and that'll be it.

    Of course I know why they pretend, because they too don't really care, and keeping up the facade is better for business.