[HN Gopher] "IG is a drug": Internal messages may doom Meta at s...
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       "IG is a drug": Internal messages may doom Meta at social media
       addiction trial
        
       Author : mikestew
       Score  : 75 points
       Date   : 2026-01-27 21:37 UTC (9 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (arstechnica.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (arstechnica.com)
        
       | Bombthecat wrote:
       | Doubt that very very much
        
         | dietr1ch wrote:
         | 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.
        
         | danielheath wrote:
         | 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?
        
           | NoPicklez wrote:
           | I think they might doubt that it will doom Meta
        
       | giancarlostoro wrote:
       | 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.
        
         | netsharc wrote:
         | 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".
        
           | giancarlostoro wrote:
           | 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.
        
       | ares623 wrote:
       | Jury selection for this should be interesting.
        
       | deaux wrote:
       | 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.
        
       | mediumsmart wrote:
       | 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.
        
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